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• Re: Fuel Guage callibration
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:41:33 -0700
  ...How you get 20 mpg is a mystery to me -- I envy you. Mellow Yellow gets 15.7 mpg, average freeway. A tank is...
• litres/100km vs mpg conversions
  Historical mailing list - Judith Barr / Leo Girard
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 12:05:11 -0500
  .... last time I checked, I get about 11 km/liter (about 41 mpg). A little miscalculation.....11 km per litre = 42.8 KILOMETRES per...
• MPG Survey Results
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 23 Mar 1998 21:41:07 PST
  Thanks to those of you who participated in the Vanagon MPG survey. Here are the results in summary form (You may have to clean...
• Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:38:28 -0700
  ...I get about 18 to 21 mpg depending. My in- >> > town >> > mileage is considerably worse and I have a light foot. Got 12 mpg...
• Website referrals
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 30 Jun 2003 10:52:18 +1200
  ...If you like to you >may download the report at >http://www.alexander-kreis.de/syncro/syncro3.mpg > >This MPG file has a size...
• Re: Westfalia fuel mileage
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 24 Sep 2005 19:53:02 -0700
  ...For the trip, 18.84 mpg. High segment was 19.94 mpg, lowest was 17.41. And this was with a LOT of hill...
• Re: Hypermilers...
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:47:20 -0400
  ...Put simply, 19 mpg is not justified in this era. Sure, it feels good to drive. But aren't all the Hummer drivers saying...
• Re: Smart Car..Wow.. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:22:11 +0000
  ...You need to factor in not just mpg but also how many folks you are transporting at that mpg. If a Smart Car is...
• Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 19:32:32 +0000
  ...Re: [SubaruVanagon] Interesting MPG numbers Yes Jon, that is exactly right.  Normally in the USA, my Subie 2.2 gets around 22 MPG on...
• Re: Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 Sep 2015 09:33:46 -0400
  ...If you really doing 20 mpg indicated and especially if you actually traveling further you are doing well. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
• Re: Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Kindlund
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 10:06:23 -0700
  ...On the way back to Asheville (which is uphill most of the way home) I got 23.7 MPG. Not too shabby for a...
• Re: better gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 15 May 2008 21:30:01 -0700
  ...So corrected miles and MPG are actually closer to 589.13 miles and 17.45 MPG. But I like the uncorrected numbers better :). *I...
• Re: Gas Mileage Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:14:42 -0500
  ...But on a trip last > January I was only getting in the 15-17 mpg range. When I pulled the plugs > they were way...
• Re: Diesel mileage update
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:27:00 -0800
  Your 39 mpg strains credulity to say the least. Those numbers are close to what the same vintage Golf/Jetta 1.6NA models do...
• Re: unbelievable mpg at 55 mph
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:24:05 -0400
  Driving 55. Thats cutting edge stuff.
• Re: Yes! It's working great! All-time best MPG..
  Historical mailing list - Randal Jett
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:39:13 -0700
  ...Yes! It's working great! All-time best MPG.. not comparable as you can't sleep and cook in it comfortably. slow ? how slow...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:28:06 -0700
  ...Re: [SubaruVanagon] Interesting MPG numbers >> Yes Jon, that is exactly right. Normally in the USA, my Subie 2.2 gets around 22 MPG on...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 00:17:54 -0400
  ...Our average 20.6 mpg were US gallons. In > Imperial gallons our fuel consumption is 25.8 mpg. > > Another difference that I have noticed...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:58:18 -0700
  ...Matching like-to-like (year, model, engine, transmission), some are getting 3 - 5 mpg better mileage than I. None getting worse mileage. To those...
• Re: Yes! It's working great! All-time best MPG..
  Historical mailing list - The Westy man
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:24:14 -0700
  ...Yes! It's working great! All-time best MPG.. >I would have to say nobody can beat the miles per dollar you're getting...
• Re: mpg on 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Jun 1995 08:33:10 -0400
  ...I am getting 15 mpg. My question is > -- is this normal??? Normal or not can I do something to improve it. If > not, can...
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:36:04 -0600
  ...of the vehicle does not change the wind resistance, or the MPG, on the highway. Stop and go or big hills is another story...
• Re: mileage
  Historical mailing list - Richard Gelbart
  Sun, 07 Jul 1996 05:18:41 -0700
  ...My newly-acquired '82, > whose engine was rebuilt about 3,500 miles ago and runs well, achieved an > alltime high of 11.5 mpg...
• Re: MPG measurement issues
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:07:12 -0500
  ...If the MPG goes way down or way up, that's a sign. Unless I take the time to do some serious calibration of...
• Re: Vngns ARE junk! . . . and Gas Guzzlers to Boot
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 11 Mar 2005 11:06:56 -0600
  ...It ran like a dream, damn near froze me > out of the > thing and returned over 20 MPG. To be fair, this was mostly...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 22:26:46 -0800
  ...the wide variations in mpg we're > seeing here could very well be related to odometer variations in these 20+ > year old vehicles. Bentley...
• Re: Power & MPG Summer/Winter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 20:55:45 -0500
  ...Power & MPG Summer/Winter I heard that the 1.9 engine is stronger than the 2.1... also you may want to add some...
• Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 16:07:05 -0700
  ...I get about 18 to 21 mpg depending. My in-town > mileage is considerably worse and I have a light foot. Got 12 mpg...
• Great MPG westy on ebay
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Wed, 6 Jun 2001 16:03:12 -0600
  ...nicely." Am I the only one not getting anywhere near that mpg? :-) Maybe he found the location that magic device that Exxon and Shell...
• Re: TIICO vs. hot rod WBX
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 19:14:55 -0400
  ...15 MPG ??? Is this for real? I assume the base BB rebuild gets the same as the original engine (ca 19 mpg). Oh well...
• Re: Train YOUR vehicles to get better gas mileage (it's Fryeday)
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 30 May 2008 16:04:40 -0700
  The ECU will learn from your driving habbit, optimize MPG and performance accordingly. But I hear you. You can still train it to do...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 27 Mar 2020 23:42:48 +0000
  ...Then my mpgs went down to 15-16 mpg. Not long after I switched them to Subaru engines. I’d get about 16 mpg...
• Power and brute force
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:20:51 -0500
  ...We got about 9 mpg. (typical for me when NOT towing a trailer is about 15 mpg). On the way back (a slight tailwind...
• Re: 150 mpg or better?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:20:52 -0800
  ...150 mpg or better? No matter what it cost on the day the 150 mpg car came out, it would eventually depend on how...
• Re: Jetta Conversion Observations
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:26:10 -0500
  ...runs great and gets about 23 mpg at normal running and about 20 mpg at running at 75 mph I love the power band...
• gas mileage question
  Historical mailing list - Mariposa Charme
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 18:57:02 -0600
  ...Does anybody want to share their average mpg? Thanks a million! Marie _________________________________________________________________ Send a smile, make someone laugh, have some fun! Start now! http...
• Re: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 22:47:42 -0700
  ...vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com > > Hi All, > > Here is a web site that shows MPGs for almost all > cars. > > According to fueleconomy.gov, '86 Vanagon...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 09:12:14 -0500
  ...Last Florida to New York trip did 16.5 mpg. I did 70 when I could. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Yes! It's working great! All-time best MPG..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:05:02 -0700
  ...Yes! It's working great! All-time best MPG.. >I get 45mpg in my diesel Golf, but I would not put the engine into...
• Re: Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Sat, 12 Sep 2015 08:44:17 -0500
  ...I have a turbo diesel so my mileage differs, 26-28 mpg and almost 20 pulling a Lund 1650 explorer On Sep 12, 2015...
• Re: '84 vanagon w/ 6 speed trans and 30 MPG on craigslist
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:02:25 -0800
  Reminds me of the guy who bought my 84 and overnight went from 18 to 26 MPG. He "made a few engine modifications" to...
• Re: '84 vanagon w/ 6 speed trans and 30 MPG on craigslist
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:23:24 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: '84 vanagon w/ 6 speed trans and 30 MPG on craigslist lister andrew fwd this to me.. check out...
• Re: New problem (updated O2 sensor question)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:13:58 -0400
  ...It goes from about 21 mpg to about 17 mpg. When I've had a bad sensor, my symptom has has always been "Really...
• Re: Fuel Mileage and Upholstry and o2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Ron Toby
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:42:11 -0700
  ...min mpg=15.5, max=21, mean=19.5 Syncros (n=6): min mpg=15.5, max=21, mean=16.9 Others (various engine...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon GL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Willam S. Brown Jr.
  Tue, 3 May 2005 08:08:27 -0800
  ...I drive conservatively, 55 - 60 mph, and I have been getting 21-22 mpg consistently for many years. (86 Vanagon GL, 4sp) William -----Original...
• Re: Fuel Mileage and Upholstry and o2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Ron Toby
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:35:10 -0700
  ...min mpg=15.5, max=21, mean=19.5 Syncros (n=6): min mpg=15.5, max=21, mean=16.9 Others (various engine...
• Re: window trim optional?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 13:41:37 -0400
  ...2) Even with re-gearing the transmission, you will not see 26 MPG with the Syncro and the SVX. Maybe a 5-10% improvement...
• Re: cruising speed and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Chasteen, Jonathan M. MM3 (CVN69)
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 22:20:10 -0400
  ...cruising speed and MPG Do you have a tachometer? If yes, assuming stock tires and gears, 3800 rpm is ~68 mph. If running 205...
• Just got 17.28 mpg in my 81!
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 05:31:09 -0500
  ...The last thing idid that really got me another MPG was to add a can of Berryman fuel injector cleaner to a tank of...
• Re: Gas tank and gas cap
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Tue, 4 May 2010 12:44:21 -0700
  ...Does that sound > correct? A stock 2WD 2.1L is normally in the 17-19 MPG range. 21 is exceptional. I routinely filled up...
• mileage figures
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 15:37:35 EST
  ...A whopping 15.6 mpg. The high for this period is 18.5 mpg; the low is 12.2 mpg. Just a data point...
• Re: Diesel Performance
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 3 May 2001 19:39:52 -0700
  ...I have seen claims of 22 or so MPG for the gas models. My diesel camper gets about 29 MPG when loaded full of...
• Re: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:00:19 -0400
  ...The results were interesting. > > On normal day-to-day driving including short highway trips at 75 > or so, I got 21.4 mpg; that...
• Re: High Mileage - its all been done before
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:53:30 -0700
  ...18.2 mpg (US) in modded form, vs. > 14.6 mpg in > > > stock form, tested @ 70 mph > > > > > > > > > > > > http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/car...
• Re: mpg on 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Jun 1995 12:45:08 -0700
  ...I am getting 15 mpg. My question is > -- is this normal??? Normal or not can I do something to improve it. If >not, can...
• Running rich and low mpg
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 09:36:58 -0700
  hi all, 1990 tintop 2.1 WBX seems running rich and low mpg. Fresh tune up - spark plugs, dist. cap and rotor, new Temp2...
• Re: gas prices.. and what they'll be this summer
  Historical mailing list - Mr. Polak
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 16:57:58 -0600
  ...I bought a New Beetle TDI and am enjoying 44 MPG same driving conditions that produced 16 MPG out of my Vanagon. It's...
• Re: Frydaye Follies ... 90 automatic FS, gets 30+ mpg!!! ;)
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:16:17 -0400
  ...and we all know how them automatic > vanagons get such great mpg! ;) > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15291&item...
• Re: Brief Trip report - AZ to PA & Return
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:47:57 -0700
  ...My long term MPG expectaion is between 18-22 MPG depending on how much pedal I use. larry chase www.roadhaus.com - - - Date: Sun...
• Re: Smoke & mirrors ? ebay 1.9 euro spec ecu
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:12:28 -0500
  What's the damage to MPG?