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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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Uh, you can have both. Nobody says BMW isn't fun to drive. Their 6th gear is a legit cruising gear. Gears 1-4 (or 5) can be ratioed for performance and make the top gear really tall for relaxed freeway cruising. Remember if someone buys a manual, he's probably inclined to shift. I'm still livid over news that Mazdaspeed6 was delayed so they could make the final drive shorter. As if a turbo 4 cylinder isn't already inclined to get bad mileage! |
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Replying to: logic1 (Sep 13, 2005 10:08 am) I almost never put the top up. I only rarely did better than 20 mpgs in mine. " :::::::::::END QUOTE:::::::::::::::: Top up or top down, is was not all that different. Most of the runs recording around 27 MPG were with top down. The 30 MPG was freeway, with mostly top up. If you got only 20 MPG, there was something wrong with the engine. May be in the sensors. It was really using too much gas. I don't think I could ever get it to go less than 24 to 23. Loren
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Replying to: logic1 (Sep 13, 2005 11:37 am) Oh yeah, easier questions coming my way. - answers - 1) Keep rain out of car 2) Keep wind out of car 3) Keep heat on the outside of car - cool inside car. 4) Keep heat inside car 5) Keep dust out of car 6) Better gas mileage on freeway - especially when windy 7) Keep sun from burning self 8) Keep items inside car out of sun. 9) P.O. other members in your club when driving that believe it is a top down only car. 10) When washing car, keep in closed position. 11) Keeps cats out of car. 12) Keeps kids out of car. 13) Keeps bird crap out of car. 14) Keeps tree dropping out of car. 15) As requested by passenger, with the long hair. 16) Suggests the car was bought for its handling characteristics, and not drop top. 17) Gives you arm exercise putting it up and down. 18) Just too lazy to put it down this morning  19) Sign at beach said, " topless not allowed " Loren
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