VERY Dissappointed with the Celica.... Options

[Badkarma]

well, i bought the celica with hopes of getting Much better gas mileage than my other car. 1999 mustang 3.8 v6 5 spd. so i filled it up last week, set the trip, and today the trip meter hit 280 miles and i was due for a fill up. well, it took 14.4 gallons. it comes out to about 19.5 miles per gallon. my mustang gets 21 average! i've gotten up to 30!. this really was quite a let down. i still love the celica but is everyone getting such horrible mpg?
maintainance is kept up. runs great. plugs, wires, filters. only thing i can think of is it needs of an alignment. what else could be the problem?

thanks, sorry for knocking the celi's.


Erich

[99CelicaGT]

Your exhaust manifold is located where the metal cover in the center of the engine bay is. You will most likely see a hand with a cross through it that says do not touch. Most o2 sensors can be cleaned and polished back to good condition, BUT a bad o2 sensor will not really hurt your gas mileage that bad. If the o2 sensor is bad, your check engine light will come on. Also, your car will idle very rough. I suggest cleaning your MAF sensor, throttle body, and you might want to get a CAI kit that mounts to the inside of the drivers side fender. This will allow your engine to pull in a lot cooler air. Cool air = better performance = better gas mileage.