I have a 2001 max SE 5 speed with about 25,000 miles, and was wondering about gas mileage. I've noticed my mileage go down from about 380 or so on a tank to about 350, sometimes even 340 a tank (or even less) now, I drive pretty easily, usually make my shifts at 2K on the Tach (give or take) and dont' generally accelerate fast. my driving habits haven't changed at all since I've gotten the car last year. I live in RI where it gets fairly cold, I always make sure I warm up the car for about 3-5 minutes before going (til the needle on the temp is about 1/4 of the way up. now, coudl it be somethign I'm overlooking. is there anything I shoudl do to my car at about 25,000. (fuel filter, plugs, air filter, anything else?) I change my oil pretty much every 3,000 miles (sometimes I'm over by about 100 miles, never more than that though.) any other suggestions on how to get my mileage up a few MPG? (right now I figure I get a little over 20 MPG), whe I used to hit a pretty consistant 22-23 MPG with the AC on in the summer. thanks!
-Slick Nick