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Arkaneinc · 09-10-2010, 08:36 PM

Little background:

I bought my 2000 Kia Spectra back in December of 2009. Car had problems but I needed a car and it was what I could afford. Bought the car for $1800 and little by little got the car back into shape. My first tank I recorded back in Feb 14th 2010 got 23.86 mpg. I was burning through used tires like crazy. Finally saved up the money to fix the car as much as I could. New catalytic converter , tune up , timing belt, alignment , 4 new tires, driver side front axel.

Noticed in improvement right after of course. Steadily climbing up mpg wise.

Today I hit my personal best distance and mpg wise.

Hit 405.5 miles on 12.13 gallons of gas. Mpg = 33.43

Defiantly a big improvement over what I was getting. Changed my driving style from "2 fast 2 furious" to the slow lane never going above 60mph. Right now I don't have a scanguage but I plan on getting one. I've managed to get the mpg even with 2 12" subs (weighing in at about 100 pounds with box included) in the trunk.

All in all I have this place to thank for a constant inspiration to achieve higher mpg. This place has been a wealth of knowledge and I look forward to many higher gas tanks and mods in the future.

for those who may read this and want to know the mods i have thus far:

absolutely none.

Looking forward to grill block , lowering springs, removing the subs from the trunk plus many more.

Thanks again everyone.

09-10-2010, 08:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Arkaneinc EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California Posts: 26 DADS - '17 kia sorento 90 day: 21.83 mpg (US) Cyn - '14 Kia Forte Lx 90 day: 27.75 mpg (US) Van - '19 dodge grand caravan se plus 90 day: 14.82 mpg (US) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	New personal best - work in progress Little background: I bought my 2000 Kia Spectra back in December of 2009. Car had problems but I needed a car and it was what I could afford. Bought the car for $1800 and little by little got the car back into shape. My first tank I recorded back in Feb 14th 2010 got 23.86 mpg. I was burning through used tires like crazy. Finally saved up the money to fix the car as much as I could. New catalytic converter , tune up , timing belt, alignment , 4 new tires, driver side front axel. Noticed in improvement right after of course. Steadily climbing up mpg wise. Today I hit my personal best distance and mpg wise. Hit 405.5 miles on 12.13 gallons of gas. Mpg = 33.43 Defiantly a big improvement over what I was getting. Changed my driving style from "2 fast 2 furious" to the slow lane never going above 60mph. Right now I don't have a scanguage but I plan on getting one. I've managed to get the mpg even with 2 12" subs (weighing in at about 100 pounds with box included) in the trunk. All in all I have this place to thank for a constant inspiration to achieve higher mpg. This place has been a wealth of knowledge and I look forward to many higher gas tanks and mods in the future. for those who may read this and want to know the mods i have thus far: absolutely none. Looking forward to grill block , lowering springs, removing the subs from the trunk plus many more. Thanks again everyone.