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I've had my '04 Drfitwood #9 for almost 2 months. I drive over 100 miles a day to work, so the gas savings is awesome. I have over 5,000 miles on it already. My previous car was a 97 neon that got got 25-35 mpg. I also own a 2003 Dodge Ram 2500. Yeah, it's a gas hog, but I have a camper on the back.
I have always owned Dodges and hated imports, but this car is different. I LOVE showing this car to people. I tell them to try to open the locked door while I stand back, then when they can't I walk up, say abbra-cadabra, grab the handle and open it. I lie and tell them it's voice recognition.
I just found this forum today and have been reading many of the posts, and trying some of the great suggestions. I have turned off the seatbelt and reverse beeps. I also found out other people beside me have had their car delivered with the mysterious plastic wrap on the driver side dash.
One tip I have for improving mileage (As long as nobody's behind you and you can take things a little slow): I back off the accelerator going UP a small hill. The car slows, but the MPG stays up, and accelerating down the backside of the hill will get you back to speed using gravity to help save gas. Of course this won't work on big hills, I'm talking about the little ones we have in the Chicago area.
Anyway, other than saying hello, my main reason for this post is that when I drive in windy conditions, it is very difficult to keep the car straight. It blows all over the highway. Does anyone else notice this? Is it because the car is so light or is something wrong with mine? I thought with the low coefficient of drag the wind shouldn't affect it much. Also, is there any way to turn off the beep every time you change the MFD screen?
I have always owned Dodges and hated imports, but this car is different. I LOVE showing this car to people. I tell them to try to open the locked door while I stand back, then when they can't I walk up, say abbra-cadabra, grab the handle and open it. I lie and tell them it's voice recognition.
I just found this forum today and have been reading many of the posts, and trying some of the great suggestions. I have turned off the seatbelt and reverse beeps. I also found out other people beside me have had their car delivered with the mysterious plastic wrap on the driver side dash.
One tip I have for improving mileage (As long as nobody's behind you and you can take things a little slow): I back off the accelerator going UP a small hill. The car slows, but the MPG stays up, and accelerating down the backside of the hill will get you back to speed using gravity to help save gas. Of course this won't work on big hills, I'm talking about the little ones we have in the Chicago area.
Anyway, other than saying hello, my main reason for this post is that when I drive in windy conditions, it is very difficult to keep the car straight. It blows all over the highway. Does anyone else notice this? Is it because the car is so light or is something wrong with mine? I thought with the low coefficient of drag the wind shouldn't affect it much. Also, is there any way to turn off the beep every time you change the MFD screen?