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cfg83 · 03-14-2010, 06:41 PM

5speed5 -

I put 8. If I was as close to work as I used to be (less than 2 miles), I don't think I would have ever found this site because I wouldn't consider myself to be "the problem". That's why I can't put 10.

There is only one mod I have done that has cost "a lot" of money, the taller 5th gear, and that cost is actually from me not doing it myself (no skillzz). I don't count the bigger diameter tires because I have to buy new tires at some point anyway. The rest of the mods that have helped are not big cost items.

If they had aftermarket aero-mod kits that met my offbeat aesthetics (aka it ain't gonna happen, especially for my Saturn), I think I would be willing to invest upwards of $1000, so I am *not* doing this to save money. I'm just trying to make my nightmare-commute into a meaningful(?) hobby. [EDIT]: I could afford to take on an auto loan and get a hybrid, but I like proving that my Saturn S-Series is a great MPG platform, and I hate that most new hybrids are automatics.

CarloSW2

03-14-2010, 06:41 PM	#17 (permalink)
cfg83 Pokémoderator Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,864 1999 Saturn SW2 - '99 Saturn SW2 Wagon Team Saturn 90 day: 40.49 mpg (US) Thanks: 439 Thanked 532 Times in 358 Posts	5speed5 - I put 8. If I was as close to work as I used to be (less than 2 miles), I don't think I would have ever found this site because I wouldn't consider myself to be "the problem". That's why I can't put 10. There is only one mod I have done that has cost "a lot" of money, the taller 5th gear, and that cost is actually from me not doing it myself (no skillzz). I don't count the bigger diameter tires because I have to buy new tires at some point anyway. The rest of the mods that have helped are not big cost items. If they had aftermarket aero-mod kits that met my offbeat aesthetics (aka it ain't gonna happen, especially for my Saturn), I think I would be willing to invest upwards of $1000, so I am not doing this to save money. I'm just trying to make my nightmare-commute into a meaningful(?) hobby. [EDIT]: I could afford to take on an auto loan and get a hybrid, but I like proving that my Saturn S-Series is a great MPG platform, and I hate that most new hybrids are automatics. CarloSW2 __________________ *What's your* EPA MPG? Go Here and find out!** American Solar Energy Society Last edited by cfg83; 03-14-2010 at 07:18 PM..