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55. My Fiat 500 Sport averages about 33 mpg

Thu Mar 7, 2013, 12:35 PM

Mar 2013

in city driving. It's a stick shift (I don't like driving automatics). I can get it to 35 mpg at times. I reset the mpg average each time I fill it up so I can see what I'm doing.

For a price around $19K, I got a sunroof, satellite radio, bluetooth and Bose speakers/audio system. When I was looking to purchase a vehicle, it was very difficult to find U.S. brands that offered various options and a manual transmission. Generally, manual transmission cars don't come with many options and the ability to upgrade is very limited.

For the price and the features it has, the Fiat was a perfect choice for me.

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