All you need to hook up an mpguino is a fuel injected car with a vehicle speed sensor, meaning most 1987 and newer autos. It'll be much easier to get a 1996 or newer USDM auto with an OBD-II port, and a $60 Utragauge, for precision instantaneous and average mpg readouts. I wouldn't drive an earlier deathtrap anyway. Give me something with dual airbags, a collapsible steering column, and an engine block that drops in a collision.
If you just have to drive an antique, you'll have to hypermile with tools equivalent to a hammer and chisel - a vacuum gauge and tank by tank odometer/fuel log book.
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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