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Old 09-25-2008, 11:37 AM   #25 (permalink)
Clev
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Yorba Linda, CA
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The Clunker (retired) - '90 Honda Accord EX sedan
Team Honda
90 day: 29.49 mpg (US)

Mountain Goat - '96 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 SuperCab
90 day: 18 mpg (US)

Zippy - '10 Kymco Agility 125
90 day: 65.03 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Geebee View Post
"as 50 year old cars and trucks did better than some of todays japanese ricing ripoffs claiming economical.honda being enemy #1 on the hipocrisy list."

Provide some examples please?
Any V8 from 1958 got mileage in the low teens, polluted like a lawnmower, required an act of Congress to start in cold weather and had to be rebuilt every 45,000 miles. My cheap reliable Japanese ripoff 35 mpg inline 4 with 278,000 miles, built in Marysville, Ohio, simply can't compete.
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