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tennis4789 · 12-18-2009, 07:04 PM

Hi Guitar,
First Post on here.

Looks like an aesetically pleasing mod Guitar. Much safety risk in an accident? I've been considering doing a couple mods to my prizm.

Seems like the lowest hanging fruit is:

Change driving habits
Mirrors (4% to 6%)
Wheels (4% to 5%)

although none of them seem to maybe pass the mcdonalds test of making $8/hour and spending it on fuel instead of spending time upgrading the car. $200 for rearview cameras i had to drive 40,000 miles to break even in gas savings.

I probably should get my O2 sensor fixed first but doesn't seem very cost effective either.

Did you look at putting "baby mirrors"? I bought a mirror from dollar store and was painful to try to move it so I could see. Seemed like best view was going up by the sun visor and then back similar to the rearview mirror only on passenger and driver side. Although wanting to avoid head collision w a mirror in an accident.

Maybe 10% fuel saving from mirror mod and wheel mod?

12-18-2009, 07:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
tennis4789 EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Peoria IL Posts: 7 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1998 Chevy Prizm w/ 254k Hi Guitar, First Post on here. Looks like an aesetically pleasing mod Guitar. Much safety risk in an accident? I've been considering doing a couple mods to my prizm. Seems like the lowest hanging fruit is: Change driving habits Mirrors (4% to 6%) Wheels (4% to 5%) although none of them seem to maybe pass the mcdonalds test of making $8/hour and spending it on fuel instead of spending time upgrading the car. $200 for rearview cameras i had to drive 40,000 miles to break even in gas savings. I probably should get my O2 sensor fixed first but doesn't seem very cost effective either. Did you look at putting "baby mirrors"? I bought a mirror from dollar store and was painful to try to move it so I could see. Seemed like best view was going up by the sun visor and then back similar to the rearview mirror only on passenger and driver side. Although wanting to avoid head collision w a mirror in an accident. Maybe 10% fuel saving from mirror mod and wheel mod?