[VeeDaub]

The task I am trying to achieve is to kill two birds with one stone. I have a 1997 Jetta, my last fill up was 15.83 US MPG, EPA says 19 US MPG city so it's quite bad however it is winter, I got stuck in the snow on that tank too.

The car has no problem getting to temperature at idle or in drive-thrus but as soon as I hit the road even at 40 km/h my temperature drops, even in the summer the car would take quite some time to get to temperature so I really need to replace my thermostat but I'm not willing to start poking around with the weather as it is.

My solution is going to be a quick and dirty fix with clear duct tape. I'm thinking of buying a roll or two and covering the entire front bumper from wheel well to wheel well to increase aerodynamics as well as blocking the cold wind from cooling my poor struggling engine. I have my winter bumper on the car right now so damage to the paint doesn't concern me.

What's you're take on clear duct tape? Should I try to locate some coro-plasti to cut to size for the bigger openings or just do big strips straight across the whole bumper? Should I use any special cleaning supplies to get the best adhesion that will last all winter?

I was also considering the "subtle" approach and using bright pink duct tape because my car is an off red, looks kinda pink or camo duct tape.. you know, so no one will see my ghetto aero mod.