sl2eggplant -
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Originally Posted by sl2eggplant
Brucey,
I think I am going to keep the one disc design with black duct tape over the holes. I'm trying to save my left over coroplast for something worthwhile ... rear side skirt, extra pair of hub caps, partial grill cover, or air diverter for front wheels ... I wish I had more coroplast.
CFG,
I notice that your getting about 41-42 mpg on the Saturn. What is your drive like. My goal is to break 50 mpg with all highway and 40 mpg on my daily route (one way is 24 highway, 4 highway w/construction (can't wait till its over), and 3-4 city) . I'm in the process of making a body pan while studying for an exam. I'm leaning towards wood since it should be cheaper to make, will hold up for a couple of years, and allow me to find some better materials in the meantime.
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I am in Los Angeles, so it's hard to get good MPG on a consistent basis, which is my goal. Here are my "all time best" MPGs on my commute :
home to work = 59.8143 mpg AVG (US)
work to home = 53.625 mpg AVG (US)
What you see here is the part of my commute that bolsters everything else. I am cherry-picking the best mileage so that I can cross-reference what is working for me on any given day. I actually drive maybe 7 miles on city-streets to get to the freeway in order to avoid downtown LA traffic. On the way home I get off the freeway and drive another 7+ miles home, but thats going *uphill*, so it's always a net loss. These also represent off-peak driving where I am able to avoid traffic jams most of the time.
My hope this summer was to crack 45 MPG over a 90 day interval. Each year I have been able to add 1 MPG, but that is all gone with commuting. In my new situation I hope to "stabilize" at 40 MPG over 90 days. But commuting is better for the environment, and a 45 MPG average with mostly 1 person in the car is a lesser thing than 40 MPG with two people in the car part of the time.
CarloSW2