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Old 11-29-2009, 07:24 PM   #1 (permalink)
Tygen1
Master EcoModder
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: South Jersey
Posts: 553

Little Blue - '98 Ford Escort ZX2 Cool
Team ZX2
90 day: 44.75 mpg (US)

Big Red - '00 Ford Excursion XLT
90 day: 15.53 mpg (US)
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One year of EcoModding

Well, it's now one year of gas logs for Little Blue and things have progressed much further than I ever expected. I'm averaging around 43mpg right now and one year ago I was at 33mpg. I was really around 30, but I wasn't saving those reciepts before I came to this site. I am really amazed at how well many of the mods work. I can now get 50+ mpg on pure highway driving and 30+ in the city. Add to that the benefit of saving more than $700 has more than paid for the mods. Next year the goal is 50mpg on the commute, if only for one tank....for now I will stuggle to keep it over 40mpg during the winter. Here's a picture to "capture the moment" of the Gas Log and here is how the car sits now....

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