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LibbyMetro 03-18-2008 01:00 PM

Geo owners
 
hey i have a 93 geo metro base, i know some of you have the same engine , transmission combos that i do and i usually run about 52-55 mph, and in good conditions, although many hills because i live in the mountains , i get about 55-60mpg, is this optimal mph? thanks

-Libby Metro

jwxr7 03-18-2008 02:24 PM

50-60 mpg seems above average for most metros, nice :thumbup:. Keep it up.

LibbyMetro 03-18-2008 02:46 PM

yeah i think i could get mid 60's but i have few oppurtunities for p&g here, not much flat ground , plus the roads suck, its a heck of a bump ride in a metro, i was going to try to find a civic hatchback shell and swap a vx motor in it , but recent financial strains have put that on hold

Peakster 03-18-2008 03:52 PM

I would get about the same mileage (55-60 MPG) on the highway if I did 50-mph in nice weather. That fuel economy would sink to about 36 MPG if I did 70-mph though.

MetroMPG 03-18-2008 04:10 PM

It's been so long since I've done a trip where I was just cruising (vs. P&G), I can't tell you for sure. But based on the speed vs. mpg chart I made, I would say 50-60 mpg @ 50-55 mph in good weather is reasonable:

Note - the green line was with the car in its "original" configuration - original cam & transmission.

http://metrompg.com/posts/photos/mpg...t-z-b4-aft.gif

LibbyMetro 03-18-2008 04:44 PM

thank ya sir although im tempted to do the 70 mpg trip i cant stand to go that slow

HotRod 03-19-2008 12:17 PM

I keep it around 50-55. I will only hit above that when I'm setting myself up for a long EOC. It sound as if we live in similar situations, HILLS! Mostly down hill [20 miles] on the way to work, mostly up hill on the way back home. On the up hill, I frequently drop to 40ish. Steep hill.

LibbyMetro 03-20-2008 12:00 PM

yeah its hard for me to do EOC here too much wildlife running out in front of me , i lose alot of FE that way, plus the blizzards cost me alot on the last fuel run, hours getting unstuck and what not, where do you live? Im in northwest montana

HotRod 03-22-2008 01:47 PM

Twin Falls. ID...South Central Idaho... (Rolling Farmland)


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