Unfortunately, the American public dry-humps "safety" like a three year old unfixed Staffordshire mutt will hit your leg.
So everything you can buy now is a g-d d--n Nerfmobile with crash bars and air bags up the yin-yang, adding weight and futzing up handling and gas mileage.
>> “So everything you can buy now is a g-d d—n Nerfmobile with crash bars and air bags up the yin-yang, adding weight and futzing up handling and gas mileage.” <<
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Mandated Disfunction!
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Actually, the best you could do in 1985 was 44 mpg in a two seat Honda civic with a 91 CI engine. this was followed by a Chevy Sprint and a Suzuki SA310 at 43. http://fueleconomydb.com/index.php?-action=list&year=1985&-sort=combined_mpg+desc&-limit=10&-table=vehicles_summary&-cursor=0&-skip=50&-mode=list