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Old 02-09-2008, 03:13 PM   #552 (permalink)
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
Team Metro
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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You're accident is not cool, could this bring back insurance problems/raises ? Or is the other guy not going to declare to the insurance?
Pas de probleme. L'autre gars, c'est mon frere! Minor damage. And the damage to the van is just a scrape in the paint. But it's 12 years old, and coincidentally, my scrape is located just above a much larger dent/scrape that was already there on the van. They're not worried about it - in fact my brother was more concerned about my car.

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Also, more about the inspection questions. I guess you did not had to argue for the added weight and they didn’t see anything wrong whit your modified brake system ?
No - we're still within the GVWR with a 48v pack and 2 adults. As for the brakes, I doubt they would even notice the Metro is wearing larger calipers and discs from a Swift.

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