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Old 02-19-2025, 10:09 PM   #435 (permalink)
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MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

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Snow fun



We got an old-fashioned dump of snow on the weekend.

For the first time since I've owned it, I took the MPGiata out for a spin in the white stuff. Terrible traction = super fun!

This was decidedly NOT an MPG-friendly outing (I even idled it to warm things up a bit, since it was about -10C / 14F), but it was a hoot.

It doesn't have a limited-slip rear end, so I was spinning one rear wheel probably 50% of the time, while making hilariously slow forward progress. Lots of sideways action though.
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