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Old 09-06-2020, 09:40 PM   #131 (permalink)
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Location: Indiana
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The Van - '95 Chevy Astro Cl V8 Swapped
Team Chevy
90 day: 7.84 mpg (US)

The new bike - '17 Kawasaki Versys X 300 abs
Motorcycle
90 day: 71.94 mpg (US)

The Mercury - '95 Mercury Tracer Trio
Team Ford
90 day: 34.35 mpg (US)

Toyota - '22 Toyota Corolla Hatchback
90 day: 40.11 mpg (US)
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I found a 95 tracer wagon just down the road from me. Looks like it got traded in to a used car lot. 112k miles and same drivetrain as my car. The important thing though is that it appears to have little to no rust. I am going to stop by tomorrow and ask about it. The dealer that it was traded into doesn't sell many older cars. The oldest on their website (for my city and all nearby ones) is an 05. Maybe something will work out.
I talked to JD Byrider and they don't sell trade ins to the public. They all go to auction. Found out where they are sent. The auction doesn't sell to the public either . So I see 2 options.

1. Give up on the car
2. Find out when it is going to be auctioned (the auction website says what cars go on what day). Talk to the buyer of the car in the parking lot and try to buy from them.

I did some looking and found 1 or 2 potential other cars in Kentucky/Tennessee area.

I went for a non-boat tail personal best from my Mom's house. Got 45 mpg with EOffC coasting most of the trip. Not bad for a pretty much stock car. I believe my PB with the tail and rear wheel skirts was 50 mpg.

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1986 Nissan 300zx Turbo 5 spd
1995 Chevy Astro RWD (current project)
1995 Mercury Tracer
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2022 Corolla Hatchback 6MT

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