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Replying to: frank4cars (Sep 13, 2005 7:24 am) ::::::end quote::::::: Oh no, a car that takes two engines to run! Too costly short term, and long term. They can barely get more MPG than the old Honda Civic HX can. The good 'ol Civic is the commuter. It is reliable, cost under $15k, great resale, and only one battery to replace, if ya ever do. They are light weight and handle well. BTW, my '96 Miata got up to 30 MPG, which is not too bad. Even on those country roads, it seemed to get around 27 MPG. They are wound up all the time anyway. loren |
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Replying to: m1miata (Sep 13, 2005 8:10 am) Still, I need a balance of fun and economy, and I think the Mazda3 balances those better, even in 2.0l guise. The HX has no torque. -juice |
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Replying to: m1miata (Sep 13, 2005 8:10 am) Were you driving with the top up? I almost never put the top up. I only rarely did better than 20 mpgs in mine.
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My 1.6l average about 27-28mpg. Not bad considering it always, always has the top down. If it's raining or snowing I simply don't drive it at all, I take my Forester. -juice
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Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 13, 2005 7:27 am) 
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Replying to: frank4cars (Sep 13, 2005 10:45 am) The new MX-5 looks plenty efficient, I'm impressed that it got 8mpg better than the Solistice did with C&D. That is a huge difference! And it was quicker. -juice |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 13, 2005 10:38 am) *n.b.: While many assume the more gears the better, in my experience, the 5 speed in the base Miata was better than the 6 speed. In my experience, at least, the 6 speed did not help mpgs a bit. |
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Replying to: logic1 (Sep 13, 2005 11:04 am) The, 'What's the point?' question above can be misconstrued as being rude. I mean only to ask what is the point of driving a convertible with the top up?
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Replying to: logic1 (Sep 13, 2005 11:04 am) I just read that Mazda delayed the MZ6 because the idiots at Mazda decided to change the gearing away from fuel econmy and toward power in top gear. Totally stupid decision IMHO. One buys a manual to change gears. i'm more than happy to go from 6th to 4th when I need to pass someone and we're only doing 75-80.
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Replying to: blueguydotcom (Sep 13, 2005 11:44 am) Besides, Honda and Toyota have deeper pockets, so if they went head-to-head for the fuel economy awards they'd end up losing anyway. They might end up in doom-doom.  Plus, if you want peak economy shouldn't you be going a little slower? 55 maybe? -juice |
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