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bheadrick · 03-13-2012, 10:25 AM

Many of the models I've seen people get great mileage with are late 80's, early 90's. Do I need to restrict myself to those? I currently have a 2001 Sentra GXE (manual transmission), which apparently has a curb weight of 2,513 lb.

Is this something I could work with, or do I need to get something older and lighter?

I don't want to drop $5k on modding or conversions.

I used to have a '01 accent, and I regularly got upwards of 40mpg with it with no mods and only a little hypermiling, so anything under 40mpg is not "high gas mileage" in my mind.

03-13-2012, 10:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
bheadrick EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: United States Posts: 39 Nissan Sentra - '01 Nissan Sentra GXE 90 day: 46.29 mpg (US) Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Newer models? Many of the models I've seen people get great mileage with are late 80's, early 90's. Do I need to restrict myself to those? I currently have a 2001 Sentra GXE (manual transmission), which apparently has a curb weight of 2,513 lb. Is this something I could work with, or do I need to get something older and lighter? I don't want to drop $5k on modding or conversions. I used to have a '01 accent, and I regularly got upwards of 40mpg with it with no mods and only a little hypermiling, so anything under 40mpg is not "high gas mileage" in my mind. Last edited by bheadrick; 03-13-2012 at 10:43 AM..