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[growler_south]

You'd think a lightweight 2-seater with a relatively small engine, especially a Toyota made from components left over from their sensible family cars, would get great fuel economy. In the interests of science (and just a little to do with the glorious sound the MR2's engine makes at 7500rpm) I set about disproving this assumption.

It was hard work, but someone had to do it. 29 litres of fuel over 217km renders 7.5km/litre, or 17.5mpg.

Seventeen point five miles per gallon.

Although I acknowledge the level of mercilessness I've applied to the MR2 in the last week, I have to admit I was expecting slightly better mileage, perhaps in the early 20s. Unless you're driving a Chevy Tahoe, 17-and-a-bit is thirsty. The only thing emptying faster than the fuel tank was my wallet., and I suspect that once you add tyres, brakes and clutches to that equation the cost of running would be surprising. And not in a good way.

Thankfully there is a solution, and one Paul is familiar with: treat it nice, like a regular car. Let's see how she runs when treated respectfully over the next couple of weeks.

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[smellykaka.livejournal.com]

OK, how the @#$%@#$%#$% did I miss that? Sooooo obvious. It might be the slightly-overzealous transparent proxy caching my ISP seems to be doing of late.