keep your foot out of the gas petal?
the best mpg i got out of my car (5-speed) was 28 mpg highway, and that was with a CAI and
Flowmaster cat back i put on the car when i first bought it, otherwise it was stock. Then I proceded to mod the hell out of it, and now im at around 14-16 mpg (but its hella fun to drive)... I cant say for sure that the CAI and Cat back helped at the time, because, I drove it like i stole it and never bothered to do a miles per gallon check until i was driving from ohio to arizona (strictly highway)...
do yourself a favor, dont sell your stang... everyone i ever met that sold their 'toy' regretted it later, unless of course they were upgrading to a faster 'toy'...
gas prices are a bit**, but you could probably find an old ford escort or equivelant that gets better gas mileage for under $1000...
i was in a similar predicament last year when i moved back to ohio, and found out how bad my car actually was in the snow... so i dropped 1500 on a 96 4wd ranger... best 1500 i ever spent... my car still has 0 rust anywhere, and i have a semi-fuel efficiant vehicle to drive when i dont want to spend the money on filling up my stang on premium due to the blower...
**** gas prices, and opec... i remember when i could fill up at 97 cents a gallon... its sad what the world has come to...