kylejs

I did the plugs on my oldsmobile and it's no huge deal. I had a gap tool though, your new plugs must be gapped correctly. Get OEM plugs too. It was a pain to get the back plugs on the Olds's V6 but the horizontal engine shouldn't be too bad. Read up on it though.

http://80d.org/~cyrus/drivefarSiteCreatorExchange1.txt I see... Anything else?

Really? Why? Isn't it better to just coast downhill at like 750rpm instead of 1500? Same with lights...i coast downhill and just keep rolling down gentle grades around here for like a half mile...seems like it would work to me but I am not really a car guy... Care to explain? I have an AT, not manual. Thanks.

Sounds like the same problem I had with my Olds...I am slightly embarassed to say I never checked the battery. The alternator was a suspect for me, because I had 2 amped 12" sub woofers with no capacitor and it had already eaten one alternator alive. Never checked the battery though... One the diagnostic I pulled no codes too.

The best way to measure mpg would be to fill up, reset your trip and drive as many miles as comfortably can to being empty, then fill up again. Divide trip miles by gallons filled=accurate mileage. My lovely 2002 legacy sedan just got 27 mpg, 40/60 highway city. I was driving like a madman though, my first time with actual power in a car. It seems bad but my Oldsmobile, the previous car, got about 18mpg 75/25 highway/city. Now I am playing the 'no more that 2500rpm, neutral at lights and down hills' game, and driving on eggshells. I'm hoping for 30+ this time around... Getting ready for my trip cross country to college, and a new car was a must. I'm hoping for 27 mpg with a loaded car and highway driving, but saving the money for 23.