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deathtrain · 03-20-2011, 02:42 PM

well since my 97 Dodge 1500 is about to die it was time to look for something. I was still getting 17mpg out of the old dodge but with my job and gas prices. Naturally I would look for something that gets better mpg. After looking around I wanted a Metro but they are hard to find. I was going to wait until I found one but as I was looking at one a 94 Toyota Corolla 5 speed was next to it. As I looked at it I ask what was wrong with it. Well we go back and forth on the car. come to find out they said the the odo does not work so no telling how many miles are on it. So I test drive it and notice that I see the odo moving... IT WORKS. the car only has 13k on it.

So I picked it up for 4k and now I am here. Looking at doing some of the mods that I have read up on but reluctant on some of the others. It gets very hot here. It will get in the 100's with 30% humidity. So I dont know about the grill blocks and the under pans.

But before I start doing any mods I am going to put a few tanks through it to get a base line. MPGuino is on the way already for better readings.

03-20-2011, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
deathtrain Master EcoModder Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: houston Posts: 374 Black Knight - '94 Toyota Corolla Team Toyota 90 day: 58.53 mpg (US) Thanks: 3 Thanked 38 Times in 33 Posts	New guy from Houston ('94 Corolla 5-speed with 13k miles) well since my 97 Dodge 1500 is about to die it was time to look for something. I was still getting 17mpg out of the old dodge but with my job and gas prices. Naturally I would look for something that gets better mpg. After looking around I wanted a Metro but they are hard to find. I was going to wait until I found one but as I was looking at one a 94 Toyota Corolla 5 speed was next to it. As I looked at it I ask what was wrong with it. Well we go back and forth on the car. come to find out they said the the odo does not work so no telling how many miles are on it. So I test drive it and notice that I see the odo moving... IT WORKS. the car only has 13k on it. So I picked it up for 4k and now I am here. Looking at doing some of the mods that I have read up on but reluctant on some of the others. It gets very hot here. It will get in the 100's with 30% humidity. So I dont know about the grill blocks and the under pans. But before I start doing any mods I am going to put a few tanks through it to get a base line. MPGuino is on the way already for better readings.