saving on gas in a cage

[dReWpY]

i am picking up a 1998 cherokee from a old college buddy, he says he is getting 20-22mpg but he does alot of highway

whats the consensis of the board is it worth putting on a free-er flowing exhuast, air filter, and chip in?

im looking for mpg, i have a fairly decent trip to class 4 days a week of atleast 50 miles round trip

so lets say i get 18 mpg (traffic in and around the town is bad)
55 miles per day
4 days a week
55x4=220 a week
220/18=12.222222 gallons a week
12.22222*3.60=43.99 dollars a week
175.99 a month in gas alone

i only make 800 a month
so if i can eek out some milage without going over board it might be worth it

if i get 2+mpg
it saves me 21 bucks a month
in a year the chip pays for itself if i pay retail

[Bassplayer]

Originally Posted by drewpy

i am picking up a 1998 cherokee from a old college buddy, he says he is getting 20-22mpg but he does alot of highway

whats the consensis of the board is it worth putting on a free-er flowing exhuast, air filter, and chip in?

im looking for mpg, i have a fairly decent trip to class 4 days a week of atleast 50 miles round trip

so lets say i get 18 mpg (traffic in and around the town is bad)
55 miles per day
4 days a week
55x4=220 a week
220/18=12.222222 gallons a week
12.22222*3.60=43.99 dollars a week
175.99 a month in gas alone

i only make 800 a month
so if i can eek out some milage without going over board it might be worth it

if i get 2+mpg
it saves me 21 bucks a month
in a year the chip pays for itself if i pay retail

those numbers are close to mine bro.
I spend around 250 a month on gas...
i make around 800/mo parttime at work

[dReWpY]

this should be changed to drewpys oh shit thread

800 starting out
-350 rent
-80 car
-30 phone
-40 insurance (not including car)
-150 food
_______
150 for gas and everything else

holy shit, im fucked


.....
second job here i come

*i want to go back to being an undergraduate*

[Dave]

drewp the thing that will make the most impact on your mpg is skinnier tires on lighter wheels and peel off as much weight as you possibly can from the truck. after that intake and exhaust makes sense and thing get expensive not long after

[dReWpY]

it has normal tires, i learned that lesson from my last jeep 33 inch mt tires look cool but drain the wallet fast

airfilter & new plugs first, then see what it does with those simple things

[NONE_too_SOFT]

are you dead set on the cherokee?

Personally I'd NEVER buy a car from a friend. Just bad business practice.

[dReWpY]

he took great care of it, its a good price and i know the history, what more is there to ask for?

[dReWpY]

i called him and asked what his he liked didnt like about it cause i was looking at one like his and told him what they were asking, he said he would sell me his for 800 less then the other one

[Gas Man]

I would say no... cause with all that you may loose some reliability with those mods. So one year to pay back the money put in... not worth it. Drive it the way it is... save your money.

[dReWpY]

the Man has spoken...