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Art Alexion wrote:
> On Thursday 04 October 2007 10:52:11 Eric wrote:
>> My last trip to Chicago this spring we took the Camry and pretty much "had
>> our foot in it" the whole way. We averaged better than 34 mpg. At $3+ per
>> gallon of fuel that was *sweet*.
>
> Except when it rains, I drive a 1978 Honda Express to work. It has no
> transmission (well technically a front and rear sprocket constitute a
> transmission, but it has only one speed) and gets about 100 MPG with Shell,
> 80 MPG with Sunoco, and doesn't like to start with Lukoil. The Valero across
> from where I work sells 100 octane "racing fuel" for ~$4.50/gal. Since my
> tank only holds 2 L., I can fill it for a little more than $2. I am curious
> how it would run on that.
Whoa!? What the heck is a Honda Express? he asks....
Oh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Express
I have a friend that has a Honda Insight (manual tranny, natch) and he almost
never gets less than 72 mpg average - some weeks over 80. Too bad they stopped
production.
Eric
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# Eric Lucas
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# "Oh, I have slipped the surly bond of earth
# And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...
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