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Old 11-02-2020, 08:36 PM   #1107 (permalink)
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Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
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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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"OTOH my son posted a 1972 Karmann Ghia there, saying first one here with a trailer takes it. It was gone in 15 minutes."

Oh my. How long ago was that?

My parents' car when they were newly married was a K Ghia. My mom likes to illustrate the generational tectonic shift in attitudes toward safety by telling the story about bringing my brother (their first-born) home in that car: in a basket... nestled on the passenger floor... beside which you could see the passing road through a gaping rust hole!

There was a very nice orange one in town when I was in high school, owned by an old lady, driven rarely. I once left a note on the windshield: "If you would ever like to sell this car..."
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