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Old 04-15-2009, 01:22 PM   #13 (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
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
I have my mileage tag in my sig on other forums where it doesn't violate the TOS for them... people often ask about it in PM, to save face. (Several of them are performance oriented, and talk of "fuel mileage" just won't be tolerated publicly.)
Haha. When I introduced myself at clubprotege.com, they sort of ganged up on me and criticized me for caring about MPG. When I mentioned my grill block, a clubprotege member told me that he cuts out _extra_ holes in his front end to maximize cooling. I'm not personally offended; I just think it's funny.

I don't mind if people improve the performance of their cars, but the Protege is a friggin economy car. Getting good fuel economy and being cheap to own is a primary focus of the economy car class. If you want a sports car, buy a Miata.
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