The F-150 has been replaced...

[kozal01]

......as my daily driver!

The almost $300 a month Ive been paying in gas to get me to and from work was starting to hurt more an more so Ive been tossing around the idea of a cheap beat commuter car or truck. I originally wanted a 2wd 4 banger Ranger but to get one around here reasonably priced is tough, its like they are made of gold or something, way overpriced so reluctantly I started looking at cars, which I hate. Came across this 2003 Focus, liked the price, liked the car so I bought it. With the money I save in gas driving this I will save me about $150 monthly. My F-150 will get parked and will only come out on really crappy winter days and when I need to tow with it.

Anyways, here is my new chick car!

Spec:

2003 Focus SE
147,000 miles
2.0 4 banger
5 speed manual
4 awesome doors
some rust
previous collision repair

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[encfxxx4]

My buddy has one he gets 40 mpg

[kozal01]

My buddy has one he gets 40 mpg

Wow, thats encouraging!

[encfxxx4]

It looks good to lowerd it rims intake flowmaster ,

[kozal01]

It looks good to lowerd it rims intake flowmaster ,

Oh nice. Mine will likely stay stock. I plan on doing some maintenance and just driving it. It leaks oil from the valve cover right on to the exhaust manifold so that will be fixed right away.

[encfxxx4]

Yea I don't blame ya there

[RhinoZ24]

Well at least it's still a Ford lol

[lesliehughes]

Well at least it's still a Ford lol

Basically that's all that matters

FORD

[RhinoZ24]

^Yessir

[kozal01]

Well at least it's still a Ford lol


Basically that's all that matters

FORD

Ha ha yeah, I wanted a Ford. I actually wanted a 4 banger 2wd Ranger but they are going for too much coin right now. I HATE cars but it will be practical for what I need it for.

[Raptor05121]

I'm thinking about getting a car to offset the poor mileage of my truck. I was thinking a 2004 Mustang Mach1 with a 4v 4.6L V8

[kozal01]

I'm thinking about getting a car to offset the poor mileage of my truck. I was thinking a 2004 Mustang Mach1 with a 4v 4.6L V8

Thats a much cooler option than a focus. ha ha ha ha

[RhinoZ24]

This is going to be me soon too. With the $4.40 a gallon gas here in Cali combined with my terrible 11-12mpg because of winter blend I'm going broke lol.

[kozal01]

This is going to be me soon too. With the $4.40 a gallon gas here in Cali combined with my terrible 11-12mpg because of winter blend I'm going broke lol.

I feel your pain brother. Gas isnt quite that high here but Michigan is one of the highest in the country for gas. As much as I hate parking my F150 this car is going to save me an assload of money.

[RhinoZ24]

Yeah no doubt it will, I might try and find a cheap Ranger over the summer to use for next winter.

[Jersey_Joe]

I'm thinking about getting a car to offset the poor mileage of my truck. I was thinking a 2004 Mustang Mach1 with a 4v 4.6L V8

Never heard a Mach 1 called a gas saver. Lol
Good luck kos the government is just gonna let us die lol. It's terrible the price fer gas. But u gota do what u gota do bud. Good luck wither the new toy

[RhinoZ24]

Never heard a Mach 1 called a gas saver. Lol
Good luck kos the government is just gonna let us die lol. It's terrible the price fer gas. But u gota do what u gota do bud. Good luck wither the new toy

Haha says the man who pays a dollar less per gallon over in NJ lmao, and has a solid job that pays overtime lol jk Joe.

[Jersey_Joe]

Hey man. I'm not preaching. But the good Lord has blessed me I never take that fer granted. Ever. But I don't care who u r or what u do. Everybody is choking cause of this country's drama. And I'm sure we r all sick of it. Hell I pay 180$ at least a week fer my fx4. Nuts. I hate that. But what r we gonna do. We're f'd. Lol

[RhinoZ24]

I know I'm just giving you a hard time and yeah the politics going on in this country suck ass.

[Jersey_Joe]

Ah ur good homes. I picked up what u were layin down. All good. Lol. I got thick skin. Lol

[RhinoZ24]

I hope so lol, and you need that to survive now-a-days. Can't let s*** get to you.

[Jersey_Joe]

Hells no. Lol

[RhinoZ24]

So ordered my Edge Evolution programmer today, hopefully it'll give me a little better mpg to help bring my fuel costs down. At minimum at least I'll have more power to play with lol.

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So no replacing my F-150 just yet haha.

[kozal01]

So ordered my Edge Evolution programmer today, hopefully it'll give me a little better mpg to help bring my fuel costs down. At minimum at least I'll have more power to play with lol.

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So no replacing my F-150 just yet haha.


You will love the tuner but you will be disappointed in mileage gains from it though. Sorry to be a negative Nancy. I did get mileage gains with my edge but not enough to make a real difference.

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An update on my gas sipper. This is from last weeks fillup. 32 MPG's, not too bad!

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[RhinoZ24]

Nice! Wish trucks got that lmao, but then again we have trucks for power and towing, not fuel economy lol. What app are you using in that pic btw?

[kozal01]

Nice! Wish trucks got that lmao, but then again we have truck for power and towing, not fuel economy lol. What app are you using in that pic btw?

Its called Gas Cubby. It's the app that showed me just how much money I was spending on gas. Been tracking my trucks mileage with this app for almost the last year. It's a handy app, you can log services as well as fill ups.

Sent from my iPhone 4S using F150 App

[RhinoZ24]

Alright cool, thanks. It sounds pretty useful for keeping track of how much money you spend on your vehicle. I'll go download it lol.

[kozal01]

One month update. Almost 1000 miles and only $125 in gas used and just a touch over 30mpg average it's safe to say this was a smart move. In its first month it's saved me $175. As the weather warns up and the winter blend gas goes away I'm sure that mileage will improve even more. I'm happy when things go as planned.

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[RhinoZ24]

For that price I would've gotten less than half those miles lol. Glad it worked out for you Pat!