Jim Beam - 3/20/2008 09:21 How much will you spend and how much will it really save if it does increase your mileage? That's what I could never figure for these devices. Spend $300 bucks on a chip. How long to earn that back assuming it really works? It might. What I don't get is the people that buy a car for better gas mileage yet they keep the truck. Now they have the cost of the car, insurance, taxes. to offset 5-10 mpg of economy. Why don't manufacturers set the engine to begin with if its that easy? Is it an emmissions issue? Depends on how many miles a year you travel. Say 20,000. The difference between 13 and 14 mpg at 20,000 miles/year is 110 gallons. How much is fuel/gallon where you are? It's over $4/US gallon where I am. That'd pay for a $300 upgrade quite quickly, _if_ the chip works. Car vs truck? Say 20,000 miles again and it's 14mpg vs 35mpg. That's 857 gallons (over $3400) , plus the tires are cheaper on the car and the truck's more reliable for work when you need it. It also gives you a second vehicle. Turn that car into a diesel Jetta or Golf with over 45mpg?? You'd be surprised what I can haul in my diesel Golf with roofracks on. Hehehe... | 
Gas pickups and performance chips
