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The Rise of the Green Hornet
Jun. 23rd, 2009 01:02 pmWith the transaction to purchase the Metro proceeding at trans-Pacific speeds, I've been bouncing around naming ideas for the car. My initial choice was Levi, for Leviathan, with a mermaid's-ass-in-jeans paint job upgrade. However, the throaty growl imparted by the new "high performance" catalytic converter suggests another name:
The Green Hornet!
I did my first mileage check with this past tank of gas. The driving was almost 100% in-town with the AC running, and I have to admit a little disappointment in the fact that I only got 35 MPG under these worst-case conditions.
However, I immediately followed up with a night trip to D/FW from Austin, with minimal AC usage and a limpet-like affinity for the ass of local truckers, I'm proud to report a recorded mileage of over 56 MPG!
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The Green Hornet!
I did my first mileage check with this past tank of gas. The driving was almost 100% in-town with the AC running, and I have to admit a little disappointment in the fact that I only got 35 MPG under these worst-case conditions.
However, I immediately followed up with a night trip to D/FW from Austin, with minimal AC usage and a limpet-like affinity for the ass of local truckers, I'm proud to report a recorded mileage of over 56 MPG!
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