Miata Mailing List: December 1993, Message #194
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   From: "Alex M. Postpischil" 
Subject: mileage & clutch
   Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1993 23:13:12 -0500

My experiences with fuel mileage has been pretty good. OVer 42K miles I have
averaged 29.4 mpg. That includes a mix of both highway, city, and autoX driving.
The range of mileage has been ~40 mpg on the Blue Ridge Parkway (lower speeds)
and ~20 mpg one winter week in WI (lots of letting the car warm up and spinning
wheels in the snow). I do drive fairly hard, revving to the limiter often...
	On another note - is there any way to inspect the clutch for wear? At
42K should I be thinking about getting the clutch replaced soon? Has anyone had
any good or bad experiences with clutch swaps, etc.?
Thanks-
-alex-
Alex M. Postpischil             "albabe@wam.umd.edu"            (301) 345-1340
4911 Lackawanna Street
College Park, Maryland 20740-1665

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