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    1981 Volkswagen Rabbit LS Diesel

    Dis’ ‘Ole Chevette for an Oil-Burning $2,200!

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    While We're At It, Here Are Some Real Hypermilers

    We first met Metrompg when we did a story on Mr. Harry Stevinson way back in 2006. Since then we've been occasionally plucking bits and pieces of interesting fodder from them and their all grown up version Ecomodder. The incredible 72 miles per gallon we got out of the 2007 Honda Civic i-CTDi is almost an entry point for these guys. If you want to know how to mod your jalopy for ludicrous mileage, these are the places to go.


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