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I guess I would be the opposite extreme. My 2011 Fiesta serves the purpose of providing myself and my wife's transportation unless she is dirving her 2012 Sorento. When I am alone, weather permitting, I ride one of my bikes which can average between 60-75 MPG. I don't really have any mods that cost me money. I keep tire pressures at 40-44 on our 4 wheeled vehicles and around 35 PSI on the bikes.
My approach is more overall family fuel expense than myself individually.
It's kind of funny but my 2008 Altima that I sold to my son in law was hit in the rear and totaled a little over a week ago. I put 12k into the Altima drove it 12 k miles and sold it to him. The car had just over 40k miles when it was totalled. He basically paid me 10K for the car and the insurance company paid him 17k for the car.
Not bad if you consider the car provided us with transportation for 22k total miles and we collected 5k more than it cost me to put it on the road at 20k miles. I think he replaced the tires jsut before it was totalled the second time.
I also got an email from the woman who bought my 1994 VX almost 2 years ago. The mileage had dropped off and her tech though it was the O2 sensor. They tried a Denso and it did not help the mileage. She wanted my advice. I told her to go OEM but to shop the internet for the best price. The car now has 98 k miles and she loves it, still getting mid 40's MPG. I rebuilt the VX in early 2008, drove it almost 40k miles and sold it for 4k, two years ago. Since then I have messed with bikes and in most cases made money or broke even after over 15k miles riding.
regards
Mech
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