[VWCw]

two things to start with:

a) i live in an apartment building and don't have a garage to work in. the apt management also isn't too keen on car repairs being performed in the parking lot.

2) i'm of the school of thought that buying new stuff is the least eco-friendly thing that a person can do.

which is why iv'e been areo-modding my jetta III with tape and garbage! two years ago i decided that the front "brake vent" openings were just for looks, so they got the tape treatment. i decided to go with clear packaging tape, less noticeable than grey duct tape. a little while after that (and some time spent poking around ecomodder.com) i decided that function superseded form, and at this time i didn't really care what the car looked like anymore, so on went the tape for an upper grille block. the grille block added about 20 miles to the first tank with it installed.