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08-14-2006, 05:08 PM
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I am going to be driving lots of highway this fall (going to school). So I am getting ready to go back to the mpg game.
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2008 EPA adjusted:
Distance traveled by bicycle in 2007= 1,830ish miles
Average commute speed=25mph (yes, that's in a car)
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08-15-2006, 09:48 AM
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[quote=MetroMPG]I'm curious: how are they better?
Well, their website has this picture. And I can vouch for that, I can see the car in the mirror until its right by my side.
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Track Terror: 2002 Honda S2000 Gran Prix White- lots of mods - 28mpg
Beater: 1988 Honda Civic DX Hatback - Stripped - 30mpg
RIP: 1996 Honda Civic LX 42mpg - you will be missed
https://tomauto.smugmug.com/Cars
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08-15-2006, 09:50 AM
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Ah, OK - they're convex. Thanks.
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08-15-2006, 09:57 AM
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mirrors
Yep, your welcome, their website has a carbon fiber plate (12x12) which you can fabricate your own mount with, so it can work with virtually any car.
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Current Stable
GasSaver: 2000 Honda Insight Silverstone w/AC 65+mpg
Track Terror: 2002 Honda S2000 Gran Prix White- lots of mods - 28mpg
Beater: 1988 Honda Civic DX Hatback - Stripped - 30mpg
RIP: 1996 Honda Civic LX 42mpg - you will be missed
https://tomauto.smugmug.com/Cars
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08-23-2006, 06:45 PM
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Late today I had near perfect weather conditions for doing a little experiment: light north winds, which are blocked by a ridge and tree line that runs along the north side of my usual "test" road, leaving the road in nearly still air.
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09-01-2006, 12:08 PM
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MetroMPG.com update
FYI for those following this thread, I've posted a summary of the mirror information & road test on metrompg.com, correcting some of my sloppy pre-test drag estimates in the process:
Reflections on side mirrors: testing drag vs. MPG
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09-07-2006, 02:28 PM
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How did I miss this? I just was on teamswift and saw your results.
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2008 EPA adjusted:
Distance traveled by bicycle in 2007= 1,830ish miles
Average commute speed=25mph (yes, that's in a car)
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09-07-2006, 06:37 PM
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You can't blink any more, or you miss an interesting thread here on GS. It's a blessing and a curse 
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09-08-2006, 05:01 AM
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Why?
Why don't they shape mirrors much like they now do cars?
Pointed front...wider body...narrowing down to a blunt mirror surface (partial boat tail).
Or...put the mirrors out on the front fenders like the old British roadsters...only very streamlined in shape..as above?
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Leading the perpetually ignorant and uninformed into the light of scientific knowledge. Did I really say that? 
 a new policy....I intend to ignore the nescient...a waste of time and energy.
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09-08-2006, 08:36 AM
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Side mirrors on the inside?
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Originally Posted by kickflipjr
Is there anyway you could have side mirrors on the inside of the car that still function?
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Yep! You're right! Side mirrors on the INSIDE are the only way to go! The little round "stick-ons" , stuck to a piece of bent aluminum...stuck in a seam or crack in the dashboard cover. I've been doing this for years...and fighting with auto inspection people for years, too! Hey! Rear-view is rear-view...even thru the glass! The only requirement? They must be convex...to 'see' around your window post (right side only). Depth perception is a problem ("How fast is he coming up alongside?"), but a quick check of the (flat) rearview mirror over the windshield will confirm this. Hint: If ANYTHING is in your right-side convex...don't go there!!! -Ted Hart 
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