Newbie From Canada - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

RLLRS8 · 07-12-2008, 12:28 PM

Hello,

I want to start by saying excellent site, lots of great info and advice. I have been reading this forum for a while now and decided to join. I have a 2000 Chevy Metro 3 cyl. which i am tring to achieve 50 mpg. I am cyrrently at 48.5 mpg. I have a Scanguage 2 on order on should recieve it on the 16th of July. Will post pics of car later.

SVOboy · 07-12-2008, 12:30 PM

Welcome to ecomodder! The SGII should definitely put you over the top.

Johnny Mullet · 07-12-2008, 10:13 PM

Yet another Metro owner! Welcome!

RLLRS8 · 07-12-2008, 10:49 PM

Johnny Mullet,
Very much enjoy reading your posts and threads, glad to hear you are still alive

Johnny Mullet · 07-12-2008, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RLLRS8

glad to hear you are still alive

I always thought I was invincible. I never get sick or even get a common cold, I am healthy as an Ox (Why compare health to cattle?) and I never been to a Hospital until then. My aging body must be telling me something

MetroMPG · 07-12-2008, 11:36 PM

Welcome!

I'm going to guess by your numbers that you're doing either mostly highway driving, or you're already using a number of hypermiling/ecodriving techniques (because the cars aren't capable of 48 mpg(US) on their own in what I'd call "normal" sub/urban driving).

(You are talking in US MPG, right?)

If you're doing mostly highway driving, unfortunately these cars are not as forgiving as others in terms of the speed at which they achieve their EPA highway rating in warm weather (right around 100 km/h / 60 mph). Most other cars I've driven get significantly better than their hwy rating @ 100 km/h.