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08-01-2009, 01:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Clev Wannabe greenie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Yorba Linda, CA Posts: 1,098 The Clunker (retired) - '90 Honda Accord EX sedan Team Honda 90 day: 29.49 mpg (US) Mountain Goat - '96 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 SuperCab 90 day: 18 mpg (US) Zippy - '10 Kymco Agility 125 90 day: 65.03 mpg (US) Thanks: 5 Thanked 53 Times in 40 Posts	Finally getting broken in The Clunker turned a milestone today on the way home: Did a quick calculation from the data in the garage. In the 18,000 miles since I joined Ecomodder.com, I've saved about $685 by hypermiling vs. getting the EPA average. I think that pretty much covers any extra clutch or starter wear. Thanks guys! __________________

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08-01-2009, 01:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
SVOboy Dartmouth 2010 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hanover, NH Posts: 6,447 Vegan Powa! - '91 Honda CRX DX Team Honda 90 day: 66.52 mpg (US) Thanks: 92 Thanked 122 Times in 90 Posts	Yay We should make that stat standard in the garage... __________________ EcoModder's best: Donate to EM \| Window clings \| EM Shirts \| Better Gas Mileage \| MPG Tracking More fun sites: Green Home Improvement \| crxMPG \| Benjamin FT Jones \| Vegan Recipes \| Car-free Living

08-01-2009, 10:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
Daox Administrator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 11,203 CM400E - '81 Honda CM400E 90 day: 51.49 mpg (US) Daox's Grey Prius - '04 Toyota Prius Team Toyota 90 day: 49.53 mpg (US) Daox's Insight - '00 Honda Insight 90 day: 64.33 mpg (US) Swarthy - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage DE Mitsubishi 90 day: 56.69 mpg (US) Daox's Volt - '13 Chevrolet Volt Thanks: 2,501 Thanked 2,586 Times in 1,554 Posts	Woo, nice mileage on the car. __________________ Current project: A better alternator delete

08-01-2009, 01:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
gascort Master EcoModder Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 548 Gascort RIP - '93 Ford Escort Wagon 90 day: 43.01 mpg (US) WifesCruze - '11 Chevrolet Cruze LT 90 day: 31.1 mpg (US) Thanks: 14 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts	I wish my odometer could count that high! Congrats! __________________ Gasoline, Wind, Solar, Gravity Hybrid-to-be! http://www.scientificmethodfueleconomy.blogspot.com/

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