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Old 12-21-2023, 03:56 AM   #4 (permalink)
speedmpgchaser
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Thousand dollar car, two hundred in tires. With cold tires on an average roadbed, 60MPH is uncomfortable, after 30 miles or so on smooth pavement, 75 is possible.

edit: Incidentally both the Dasher and the Metro were mechanic's loaners I bought as they retired.
No surprise those were the loaners, both quite reliable
I made it 10 hours on the east coast highways with a fuel stop, though I definitely had sore buns the next day haha. That's a rough intro to Chevy for you
Dasher would be a fun one to find now, impressive it liked that highway speed

Possible I put too much in the o.p for anyone to digest right away.. really debating what the mpg ceiling of the Saturn's are (sl1, sc1) with a manual (if I can find one not guzzling oil), if the Paseo, Echo etc are as good as they look on paper (my favorite option if found a good manual near me).
Also if those Hondas with a swapped head retain their factory efficiency. May edit o.p. tmw if no one else gets through it.
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