New Members: Welcome Thread

[xhippie]

manual,i also park my car two to four days a week when the weather warms up (i ride my bicycle to work) the best way to stretch the gas in the tank is not use it!

oh and i was thinking of buying a suzuki dr200se (200cc motorcycle)my job is only 4miles away.

[GadgetmanPrime]

Hi all!
2002 Expedition, 4.6 L RWD. Started at 9.8 hwy and now smiling at well over 20.
I'm the dude that came out with The Gadgetman Groove. Happy I did, too!
I came here because I thought I might be able to share some of my experience as well as to pick up some tips and tricks to share with my team members!

[GasSavers_REN]

Hello all, I have a 2001 Saturn SC1 3-door. I just bought the car for $1500 cash and it has just over 142,000 miles and is a 5-speed overdrive stick shift. Not many manuals around today. I don't know my milage as yet but it seems good. I filled it up when I bought it on June 7 2013 and it still has almost 3/4 of a tank left. I driven it all over town and took it a trip up to Boston too. For little fuel.

[GasSavers_REN]

Double posted by mistake. Not mine, the web site hung up so I pushed reply again. It went then nice and fast but with a double post. Yuck!

[Abigail Zimmerman]

Hello, my name is Abigail Zimmerman. I am live in Kansas. I am deaf and, I am true Christian. Hey, I am new member of Gas Savers today! My old car: 2000 Ford Taraus Se and red car, but my old car is not gas-saver!
Hey, I am really need your help... I am really forward to have best and used car with gas-saver and some space from $5,000 to $10,000 that's what I can afford in future! So, please suugest any ideas to find a best and used car with gas-saver and some space in Kansas! So, if you do, then I will appreciate it! :-D GOD Bless You and Shalom!

[GasSavers_REN]

Hello Abigail!!

I am not sure what the best used car is for fuel economy. I asked God for help on this same question. Jesus thus led me to a rare chance private sale where I bought my Saturn. I have not really checked the mileage yet, but it seems to get into the low to mid 30's mpg in city driving. Mine is a stick shift. Meaning it uses a clutch and manual gears. It also is old school as it uses crank windows and manual locks. I weighs just a little over a ton, so it is a light car. Has a 1.9 Liter 4 cylinder engine. Only has 109 horse power, but really good low end torque like a semi. I bought my 2001 Saturn SC 1 for $1500 but I heard it really sells for about $5000. If you can shift that is a good car. I ran the gas low the other day, below 1/4 tank. Not empty but maybe close. The low light did not light if there is one. It took only 9 gallons of gas to fill full. The last time I fueled it was the beginning of August. I heard finding a used 4 cylinder car is tough these days. Ask God for help. Oh yes, my SC 1 only has 3 doors. If you see one buy it and you'll like the 2 doors on the driver side. They open like a venetian door! It is cool! They have plastic sides so don't dent easy. Mine is a coupe and considered a sports car sort of. It is peppy, and red. A lot of folks like my car.

[MarkKnorr]

This looks like the right place. I recently purchased a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 conversion van with 100,000 mi and EPA rated at 13/15 MPG. I established a baseline of 13.7 and 12.5 MPG on my second and third fill-ups so I'm guessing technique will improve things.
I just performed a major tuneup: synthetic 10W-30 oil, filter, air filter, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, differential lube. I'm anxious to see any improvement as a result on this next tank.
Next, I am installing a BAFX OBD2 reader to work with the Torque Android app to see if I can get some good feedback while driving. I'll likely increase tire pressure to the maximum while I'm at it.
Should be fun.

[Jay2TheRescue]

Originally Posted by MarkKnorr

This looks like the right place. I recently purchased a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 conversion van with 100,000 mi and EPA rated at 13/15 MPG. I established a baseline of 13.7 and 12.5 MPG on my second and third fill-ups so I'm guessing technique will improve things.
I just performed a major tuneup: synthetic 10W-30 oil, filter, air filter, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, differential lube. I'm anxious to see any improvement as a result on this next tank.
Next, I am installing a BAFX OBD2 reader to work with the Torque Android app to see if I can get some good feedback while driving. I'll likely increase tire pressure to the maximum while I'm at it.
Should be fun.

Sounds like you're off to a good start! If you have any questions, just ask.

[theholycow]

It won't measurably affect fuel economy, but does a 2002 Dodge specify 10W30 or 5W30? I would expect the latter.

[Bare Feet]

First post. I bought a 2014 Cruze diesel 2 weeks ago. So far I love it. I managed 47.4 mpg for 25 miles mixed town and highway driving. I am getting around 35 mpg driving to work and shopping.
I am surprised that so few Americans are willing to buy diesels. I am looking forward to seeing what kind of trip mpg it will get.