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View my fuel log 2020 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.5 mpg (US) ... 18.1 km/L ... 5.5 L/100 km ... 51.0 mpg (Imp)
mohammad (04-05-2024)
My location must be prime in NE Ohio near lake Erie. Every hotel and place to stay is booked at prime prices. More than 1/2 a million people expected in my state and most of them in the lake region. Oh boy.
And now a word from our Governor........
Summary? I have no time to listen to this ahole flap his face for 37 mins.
Zero, 2014 ES Plus 5MT, written off but not forgotten.
Zero II, 2014 SE, 5MT, climate She's HOME now!
Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.
Mirage owners look at the world differently than everyone else, but in a better way
We're driving the Beetle of the 21st century, the greatest small car now available!
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)
An eclipse occurred in 1994 following a very similar path:
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/1994-may-10
We survived that one, I'm sure we'll survive this one too.
On the other hand, we've already had some earthquakes...
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
We had a total eclipse here in Oregon in 2017. Lots of talk about 100's of thousands of people clogging highways for days, food shortages, fuel shortages etc....
Basically none of that happened. In Central Oregon there were some traffic backups for a few hours but it pretty much was a non event.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 automatic: 40.5 mpg (US) ... 17.2 km/L ... 5.8 L/100 km ... 48.6 mpg (Imp)
MetroMPG (04-08-2024)
Zero, 2014 ES Plus 5MT, written off but not forgotten.
Zero II, 2014 SE, 5MT, climate She's HOME now!
Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.
Mirage owners look at the world differently than everyone else, but in a better way
We're driving the Beetle of the 21st century, the greatest small car now available!
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)
This is what I've been hearing & reading. Without exception, people who've experienced it always say, "if you have the chance, don't miss it."
Another good comment from a veteran "eclipse chaser": by adulthood, you've seen thousands of permutations of the sky, from blue & cloudy, or coloured by sunrises & sunsets. But you've never seen the remarkable way the sky looks during totality."
My little city is in the path of totality today. Unfortunately the clouds are rolling in as I type this!
My sister came for a visit and we're planning to drive to better viewing conditions this afternoon if the roads aren't jammed up.
Wish us luck!
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 62.4 mpg (US) ... 26.5 km/L ... 3.8 L/100 km ... 74.9 mpg (Imp)
Today's the day! It's showtime.
What's your soundtrack for an eclipse? I'm thinking Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)