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10-25-2008, 12:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Formula413 Renaissance Man Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: In the Northeast dreaming of the Southwest Posts: 596 Aegean C - '17 Honda Civic LX 90 day: 42.21 mpg (US) Thanks: 20 Thanked 31 Times in 24 Posts	Top five fuel mizers Saw this article from Popular Mechanics on Yahoo Retro Fuel Efficient Cars - Classic Mega MPG Economical Car - Popular Mechanics __________________

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10-25-2008, 01:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
azraelswrd Mr. Blue Tape Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 345 AzxA - '06 Scion xA 90 day: 42.72 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Heh heh, not surprised by most of those picks. I didn't know Rabbit made trucks back in '78. Neat. __________________ My 5 pillars of fuel efficiency: driving style aerodynamics tires weight reduction engine maintenance

10-25-2008, 02:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
McTimson Master EcoModder Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nyack, NY Posts: 310 Maverick - '22 Ford Maverick XLT 90 day: 40.96 mpg (US) Thanks: 1 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	My brother has a Rabbit pickup...they're funny to look at in person, because they're so small. There's hardly any room inside, but it does get good mileage. He doesn't drive it anymore because it's falling apart, but he did get good mileage with it commuting an hour to work everyday. He couldn't go very fast though, I think it topped out at around 75, downhill, with wind assistance __________________

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10-26-2008, 12:47 AM

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But since the car weighed just over 1600 pounds, it had descent zip.

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10-26-2008, 02:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
Formula413 Renaissance Man Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: In the Northeast dreaming of the Southwest Posts: 596 Aegean C - '17 Honda Civic LX 90 day: 42.21 mpg (US) Thanks: 20 Thanked 31 Times in 24 Posts	Hmmm, maybe a touch of irony? __________________

10-26-2008, 02:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
Frank Lee (: Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: up north Posts: 12,762 Blue - '93 Ford Tempo Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US) F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4 90 day: 18.5 mpg (US) Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US) ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate 90 day: 33.65 mpg (US) Moon Unit - '98 Mercury Sable LX Wagon 90 day: 21.24 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,585 Thanked 3,555 Times in 2,218 Posts	Those Rabbit pickups are still sold in other parts of the world! __________________

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