On Sep 26, 12:01*pm, KWS > wrote:
> On 9/11/2010 9:26 PM, Carbon wrote:
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> > On Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:25:20 -0500, Lanny Chambers wrote:
> >> In >, "Chris
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> >>> This is a brutal exercise though isn't it!? You do it once and you
> >>> don't want to do it again!
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> >> Roger that. I did a gas mileage rally once, and came in second with
> >> 37.4 mpg. It was horrible, staying under 2500 rpm and using as little
> >> throttle or brakes as possible. Never qagain.
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> >> BTW, the winner had a 1.6 and got FORTY-TWO! I think he overinflated
> >> his tires beforehand, whereas I did nothing whatsoever for
> >> preparation.
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> > The entire point of a car like a Miata is being able to rip through the
> > gears without being a menace to society and while still returning
> > reasonable mileage.
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> > I have a geek buddy who has a Prius and thinks hypermiling is the best
> > possible thing you can do with a car. We agreed to disagree.
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> My wife's car is an Escape Hybrid. I drive that car totally different
> than I drive the Miata. We were in San Francisco yesterday and I could
> drive with traffic continuously right below 30MPH and run the battery
> out. Our average with that car is around 30MPG.
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> The Miata gets driven like a Miata should. I have no idea what the gas
> mileage is and don't really care. No complaints, of course; *quite the
> opposite.

It was difficult to drive the Miata that way, even for just 84
miles! I probably won't do it again, just to save a couple of tenths
of a gallon of gas. ;-)