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Old 08-03-2020, 11:22 AM   #265 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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70 MPG Mirage tank - unexpected success!

I filled up on Saturday and was pleasantly surprised with a 70 MPG tank!

3.36 L/100 km = 70.6 MPG US over 702 km / 436 miles.




I honestly wasn't expecting it -- it included the above-pictured 50 MPG trailer run to get rid of brush & branches. The SG said 66 (not quite dialed in, obviously), but the factory gauge said 3.4.

Driving conditions were pretty ideal this tank: hot & dry, and not too windy.

It was my usual summer driving routine on lightly travelled back roads with max posted limits of 80 km/h / 50 mph (most of the time on cruise control, tapping speed up & down for hills). Also includes going through a bunch of little towns & villages where I get lots of opportunities to bump up the MPG average with EOC to stops & turns, etc.

This was my first time cracking 70 (for a tank) in a Mirage. And that'll be this year's high water mark for the car - I'm going to park it soon and put the MPGiata back on the road until mid-fall.
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