Hi

I have a Mazda Protégé automatic from 1992, I bought it just to go from point A to B, home and work, and I’m filling my tank every week, around 44 bucks per week which may sound reasonable to some of you but for me is too much money to be paying in gas.

So I have heard of people optimizing their cars to make it more gas efficient, and I also heard of alternative like some Taxi drivers here in Toronto use propane, which I think required a tank on the trunk.

Can some one give me some info about what is the best way to go to make my car more gas efficient and if any other alternative like propane or something else is worth to look into it?

Thanks

Alex

 

Wow, the rx7club turned into protegeclub! What's your current MPG? (or is that, KmPL in canada?) Had a complete tune-up lately with new filters/plugs/wires/o2 sensor? The little things can add up a lot. If you're having troubles affording gas as is, doing a propane conversion or something similar probably won't be the best bet. Do they sell any aftermarket chips for those things? Sometimes aftermarket chips will give you better gas mileage, simply because they run a more aggressive fuel map that's not running rich all the time. Good luck, wish I knew what the hell I was saying when it comes to those cars! :-D