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Old 06-26-2021, 10:25 PM   #16 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

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This would not be the main reason, but the off topic and the personal animus that gets vented here also drives people away. We lost one this week. It's why I split last year. And we have lost others in the past that I know of. I am sure there were more who left and others who did not want to join for similar reasons. However, I agree the main drivers are (1) fuel prices, (2) generational changes in car ownership, and (3) the increasing complexity of newer cars that makes them harder to mod.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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