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Old 11-13-2008, 10:58 PM   #101 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

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90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

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90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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I haven't driven the car a lot with the skirt on, but so far, I can't see a situation where your road speed (air speed) would be high enough and the steering input great enough to "open" the skirt at a bad time.

Try it next time you're driving - a quarter turn is where my tire contacts the plastic backing on the skirt and starts to push it. A quarter turn is a lot of steering input at, say, 45 mph.

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[Edit: If your 90-day average goes up noticeably after you get the front skirts on, that'll be good enough for me!
My 90 day fuel economy is about to go down significantly. Long road trip coming up, and I'm NOT going to be averaging 30-40 mph for those 1000 miles. Also: winter!

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