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Old 04-29-2022, 10:00 PM   #98 (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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Cull me maybe

I bought the Firefly vert 12 years ago with every intention of rebuilding the floors and putting it on the road.

In the mean time, I stumbled upon a slightly less rusty 1990 Miata MX-5 and repaired it instead.

The MPGiata is good for 50-55 MPG (US) (4.7 - 4.3 L/100 km), where I might see 60-70 in the Firefly. I'm OK with 50-55.

I pulled the Firefly out of storage this week. (It's been a decade since it last saw the sun!)

Time to cull the herd!





(Yes, that's the shell of the long-gone ForkenSwift EV behind it. I have a hard time letting go!)
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