LOOOONG Trip

[Tourigjm]

she winters in upstate NY(see trip), and they use far too much salt (some of the roads turn white)

PO of 8 years had a garage, i however do not.

there's a few scratches and dings in the paint, but for the most part its in excellent condition.

eventually im thinkin abs plastic wheel covers w/color matched paint, and a front bumper a la trikkoncepts vibe/mantis. Gotta find a spare bumper to work on though

[MetroMPG]

Had a laugh at your signage on the fender skirts! Nice.

EDIT: my dad has an '06 Corolla automatic that's good for about 50 mpg (US) @ 50 mph in ideal conditions (warm weather, level road, no wind). Different model than yours though, so I'm not sure if that applies to you.

[Tourigjm]

best speed/mileage is 47 mph at 47 mpg... not doing this, ill go crazy

2002 was the last year they used the 3 speed auto for the low end corolla

[Tourigjm]

http://home.maine.rr.com/jmtour05/

Includes pics of what it looks like w/out the mods

[whokilledthejams]

Originally Posted by Tourigjm

she winters in upstate NY(see trip), and they use far too much salt (some of the roads turn white)

PO of 8 years had a garage, i however do not.

there's a few scratches and dings in the paint, but for the most part its in excellent condition.

eventually im thinkin abs plastic wheel covers w/color matched paint, and a front bumper a la trikkoncepts vibe/mantis. Gotta find a spare bumper to work on though

Some of the roads turn white?

They're all bleached white within a year of being paved.

[Tourigjm]

Originally Posted by whokilledthejams

Some of the roads turn white?

They're all bleached white within a year of being paved.

isn't NY awesome </Sarcasm>

[Matt Herring]

I lived in Buffalo, NY for 10 years with a 2wd (real wheel!) ford ranger. It was red half the year and white the other half! Before I got into all this ecomodding I like to tell the story of loading 500lbs. of sand bags in the pickup for better traction in the winter! Nice mpg those days!

[whokilledthejams]

Originally Posted by Matt Herring

I lived in Buffalo, NY for 10 years with a 2wd (real wheel!) ford ranger. It was red half the year and white the other half! Before I got into all this ecomodding I like to tell the story of loading 500lbs. of sand bags in the pickup for better traction in the winter! Nice mpg those days!

I used to have a 2wd GMC Sonoma, and at the same time, my brother had a 2wd Ranger. We both got very good at driving very carefully. We didn't even bother putting weight in our trucks after a while, because adding enough to make a difference in traction made the wheezy little 4's scream for mercy. I found that good tires, a five speed, and minimal torque (an exhaust system patched up with hose clamps and vegetable cans works wonders there) are the best thing to have with RWD in the snow.

Of course, now I live in Fredonia, so see twice the snow I ever did growing up in the Buffalo suburbs. Thankfully, though, I've driven decent vehicles since I've lived here (I had a Subaru Impreza, and now the xB), so winter driving isn't that scary a proposition.

edit: Wow, I sidetracked this thread good. Sorry about that.

[Tourigjm]

Originally Posted by Matt Herring

I lived in Buffalo, NY for 10 years with a 2wd (real wheel!) ford ranger. It was red half the year and white the other half! Before I got into all this ecomodding I like to tell the story of loading 500lbs. of sand bags in the pickup for better traction in the winter! Nice mpg those days!

I used to do the same in my 94 yota pickup (pre Tacoma)
I killed that poor truck.

[Tourigjm]

AERO > WEIGHT



49.54 MPG to school!

384mi on 7.751gal

thats gotta be like a World Record for that version corolla