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Posted by Bill on April 24, 2008, 6:50 pm
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Ah, the Fiat. I loved my 1981 Fiat Strata. It was the greatest beater
vehicle, and was the most awesome car to drive in the snow. My old
roommate couldnt believe how it worked, as good as his mid '80s era
Toyota pickup. Rust took it over in the end though.
wrote:
>
>>Pete Granzeau wrote:
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>My sentiments exactly. There's a reason why Consumer Reports says
>>>>real world mileage is 44 mpg give or take. Given that, I'm satisfied
>>>>getting 45.8 mpg lifetime. No need to obsess about it or drive like
>>>>like a dillweed. Be happy - you're getting better mileage than most
>>>>everyone out there who's not on a bicycle.
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone remember the Mobil Economy Run? They had rules--no coasting
>>> while declutched, no free-wheeling devices. This was when all American
>>> cars were either a straight 6 or 8, or else a V8. No coasting
>>> declutched or in neutral, no free-wheeling devices, but essentially, any
>>> other driving technique was permitted. They had to average more than 40
>>> mph on a cross-country drive. In 1965, the 49 entrants achieved a
>>> combined average of 20.3472 mpg over the 3266-mile route,
>>>
>>> The contest lasted from 1936 to 1967.
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>>Interesting, perhaps coincidental, 1967 was the pinnacle of "big block"
>>horsepower and performance. My ride of that era: 1963 1200cc VW Bug.
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>I gotcha on that one. My ride of that era was a 1963 Fiat 600D (and
>that was my SECOND Fiat, Ghod help me!)
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