Hi.
I´m Benny from germany. I hope my english is not too bad...
Im very interested in technical things, especially cars, and having fun in getting a better mpg.
In germany there are a lot of different things in calculating "mpg".
We calculate in "L/100km" (liters of gas you need to drive 100 kilometers). Our fuel-prices are much more expensive than in the us. At the moment we have to pay about 1,75 euro per liter, that means approximately 8,26 dollar per gallon...
Now I bought a "new" car for driving my way to work.
It´s an 1998 VW Golf 1,4 16V with snaily 75 horsepower and manual transmission. But it runs certain.
At the moment there are installed bad all-weather tires (by the first owner), and the car needs an inspection with new oil, filters, spark-plugs, etc.
In the last few days i´ve got its consumption down to 4,9 liter/100km (=47,96 mpg).
I think that there should be some more potential...
Kind regards,
Benny