Hi,have just joined ecomodder and thought should introduce myself, i am Steve and live in Perth Australia and hope to learn a lot of the finer details about ecomodding here.
Gerhard Plattner: "The best attitude is to consider fuel saving a kind of sport. Everybody who has enough money for a strong car, can drive fast and hit the pedal. But saving fuel requires concentration, self-control and cleverness. It's a challenge with the nice effect of saving you money that you can use for other more important things."
Hi, I am currently driving a Hyundai Excel (if I can get my son out off it) which seems reasonably economical so it will be interesting to how much I can improve it.
More importantely its been on my mind for a while to have a go at a motorcycle. The 214mpg bike is a bit of an inspiration but unfortuanetly they don't sell that bike in Australia so the next best choice might be a Honda CBR125R, just need to be careful about attracting Mr Plod (the police),they can be very anal about vehicle modifications in Western Australia.
A lot of the aero tails you see in the forum will get your car yellow stickered (Basically fined and off to a licensed inspection service who inspects the entire car for any faults - eg seat belts don't retract, oil leaks etc which have to be fixed before you can drive the car, you've got 2 weeks to affect repairs).
its not bad but as you say it could be better. will concentrate in the beginning on driving techniques and attitude because ultimately they are largely transferable to other vehicles I might drive or ride.
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