[dwarfnebula]

I've been interested in hypermiling for some time, I applied some techniques to my 94 Cherokee 4AT, even managed to wring a 25 mpg tank out of it despite the lift. That was with a net elevation gain of 2700 feet too. But these days, with winter gas, city commute and cold temps, it has dipped to the vicinity of 15.

You can understand why I wanted something different. So I bought a 97 Hyundai Elantra wagon 5MT. It's not what I had in mind, but it's hard to turn down a $500 car that runs, drives, passes emissions, has a new clutch, and a new set of Michelin destiny tires eh?

So first things first, don't mod a broken car eh? So I've done a wheel bearing, front struts, timing belt, spark plugs, air and fuel filters and changed the engine an trans oils, 5w20 synthetic blend in the motor and amsoil manual trans fluid in the gearbox. 40 psi in the tires, and an ultragauge. There's a loose tie rod end, I'll do that, then align it. So far, I've put about 600 miles on it with an average of 29.1, mostly without instrumentation and in a serious snowy cold snap. It can only go up from here right?

Expect aero-mods and a turtle-themed paint job. Maybe an accent 1.6 with a turbo, that would be fun...