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I've owned three cars that got 40+ mpg no matter how hard I flogged them (and believe me, I drove the b0jeebus outta them) ... '81 ford escort 1.6l, '80 plymouth champ (had 4x2 speed transaxle), and '85 ford escort 1.9l . Car companies knew how to get 40+ mpg from a driveable, cheap to build, conventional/simple... frickin carbureted gas engine car 30 years ago. Oh and all 3 of those vehicles had square edges and steel bumpers.
but these days what consumer is going to buy a car with manual windows, power nothing, no airbags, a manual transmission, a 2 speaker stereo and no sound insulation with 13" wheels and 155mm wide tires?
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