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Old 04-15-2009, 12:06 AM   #32 (permalink)
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[SOLD] Highway Warrior - '00 Mazda Protege LX 1.6L Manual
90 day: 35.93 mpg (US)

Basic Miata - '06 Mazda Miata Touring
90 day: 30.93 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by doviatt View Post
Thanks for the warm welcome.

One key thing...I mentioned it was kind of ugly and smelly...well that was to discourage her from wanting to drive it ;-) sneaky. I had her drive it once before I cleaned it up (she also noticed the lack of power). I took out the seats and washed the seats and interior real good. Now it smells decent. I personally kind of like the looks of the car (though it could use some wax or paint and a new hood).
lol. My girlfriend _WANTS_ a Metro. She's been prowling craigslist and ebay for one for the last few weeks. She's caught the hypermiling/ecomodding/frugal driving bug from me.

She told me the other day that she really wants a Metro from before 1996 so she's not tempted to buy a ScanGauge (she wants to build herself a 'Guino).
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2006 Miata Touring 5MT
2006 VW Jetta TDI 6AT (Sold to buy Miata)
2000 Mazda Protege 1.6L 5MT
2002 Mercedes C230 Coupe 5AT (Water damage, totaled)

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