Here's Firefly #1. Took a leap of faith and bought this Canadian market Geo Metro clone in April '05 when it had about 141,000 km on the clock. I was driving an '89 Accord prior, so I wasn't sure I'd be satisfied with such a minimalistic car. Turns out, I was. I drove this one until November '05 when I picked up Firefly #2: a super-low miles version of the same year. Sold #1 to a neighbour in December after covering 6954 km.
<b>Official government ratings...</b>
Canada city: 5.4 --- 52.0 --- 43.3
Canada hwy: 4.3 --- 66.0 --- 55.0
Can Combined: 4.9 --- 57.6 --- 48.0
US EPA city: 5.3 --- 52.8 --- 44.0
US EPA hwy: 4.8 --- 58.8 --- 49.0
US combined: 5.2 --- 55.1 --- 46.0
legend: L/100km --- mpg IMP --- mpg US
<b>Specs:</b>
1.0L, 3-cylinder, 5-speed
<b>Fuel economy mods:</b>
- Bosch Platinum 2 spark plugs
- synthetic engine oil (5w30), transaxle oil...
- K&N air filter (busted!)
- advanced ignition timing (3-5 degrees)
- aftermarket cruise control
- tire pressure 38 psi (front) 36 (rear) |
