Awesome story, I had one of those 993cc monsters myself. That car was tough as nails and I averaged 47 mpg with my lead food (back then). In 1997 a couple of buddies and I (and a cooler of adult berverages) took a 430 mile road trip averaged 57 mpg!!! and total cost of gas was $8.02. Now those were the good ol' days. LOL
I too had my car at or over the 100mph barrier only too a 70 mile straight away and 1 VERY long down hill.