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• Re: Octane smoctane
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sat, 26 May 2007 08:52:27 -0600
  ...or 24.24 mpg Imp on 91 oct >and 8.245 km/li or 19.71 mpg U.S. or 23.29 mpg Imp...
• Re: Running rich and low mpg
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:18:45 -0400
  ...Ecu never sees the sensor warm > up so leaves mixture rich and mpg goes down. They can be tested. May also need > to check...
• From a Westy, to a "Motorhome" ?? Seeking advice (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:17:59 -0700
  ...We use the motorhome for close to home camping, due to only getting about 7-8 mpg vs the Vanagon's about 20 mpg...
• Re: VWs in Europe
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 22:07:40 +1300
  ...No big deal. > - This van gets me 16-18 MPG on mixed urban / freeway driving > in Sacramento, CA. Approximately 185 miles per tankful. > - I...
• Re: Bellhousing question/lousy gas mileage.
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Sun, 1 Apr 2001 22:07:43 -0700
  ...Now if I could figure out why my van went from 19 mpg to 10 mpg and running very rich, I could laugh. Mike...
• Re: 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:05:31 -0400
  Some really nice effects there, Robert. That engine really looks nice and does sound mean. Mike
• Re: Fast Forward's "undercover" TDI project for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:09:32 -0500
  >and delivers 30 mpg >on the highway. US or Imperial?
• Re: MPG on a subaru conversion??
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:48:20 -0600
  Anyone have any comparisons between a stock westy and a Subaru powered one?? TIA
• Re: misc (mpg, transmission, driving habits.)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:45:02 -0400
  ...If I don't >>>> shift >>>> extremely early the mpg figure drops dramatically. Early shifting >>>> is >>>> around 2800 rpm (at most). On the Vanagons, I...
• Re: MPG Survey Results
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 00:33:53 -0600
  Gail, I got 18 mpg overall trip average in my 86 Syncro on my 4500 mile jaunt last month, MN-CA, at 75 mph...
• Re: Which gauges?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 17:09:34 -0500
  ...it's a miles-per-gallon meter. :) if you use it to ease your speed on the highway, you can get better mpg. high...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:32:12 -0600
  ...Westy (with 2.1 VW and 2.2 Subie.) All > the MPG data seemed to be cataloged within. I never looked in it and...
• Re: Belly Pans for speed or MPG
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 16 May 2008 11:09:00 -0400
  ...Belly Pans for speed or MPG Ya know, I've been contemplating designing some sort of swing-down (lockable) storage box for that long...
• fuel economy in campers
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 5 May 2002 15:46:56 -0500
  ...or 21.0 mpg. max speed was 55 mph ... normally we poked along at about 45, which necessiated having to shift down to 3rd...
• Re: Vanagon AC
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sun, 29 Jun 2008 08:51:33 -0700
  Dear Madeline, Please share how you've "figured out how to get 20 mpg consistantly)" I'm only getting 14-15 mpg. Do you...
• Re: Effects of tire sizes on fuel economy!
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 17:17:52 -0800
  ...Corrected > mileage traveled was 3119, 16.82 MPG. Engine is the > original, turned > 200k during trip home. > > This year, same van, same engine, tires...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:27:30 -0700
  ...Average was 21.4 mpg over 2289 miles. Average in the mountains - 23.2 mpg over 458 miles. When I first picked it up...
• Re: Gas Mileage (Ireland/USA)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 00:55:37 PDT
  ...When I went from Delaware to >the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, I got 19 mpg. On the way back, >with the good Virginia...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 22:41:06 -0400
  ...in Hans ('91 Caravelle, 162K, AT, AC not on...it was cool) yielded 18 MPG. Half of this was with a van LOAD of...
• Re: Supercharged Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:13:47 -0400
  ...1.9L TDI:--25.7 to 35.3 mpg (avg 29.7 mpg) V6 TDI: ---21.7 to 28.2 mpg (avg 24.6...
• Re: Boogie Woogie Bus(was 32 mpg camper)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Sat, 15 Mar 2003 08:22:21 -0500
  ...Boogie Woogie Bus(was 32 mpg camper) Wow- I guess GEX engines must have improved in the last ten years! My GEX blew at...
• Re: mpg display (was Re: Was: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:53:30 -0800
  ...Something they mention that I've wondered about, is whether it would be feasible to install some sort of mpg display in a vanagon...
• Re: Fuel Mileage and Upholstry and o2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:53:06 -0400
  ...min mpg=15.5, max=21, > mean=19.5 > > Syncros (n=6): min mpg=15.5, max=21, mean=16.9 > > Others (various engine...
• mpg display (was Re: Was: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:07:36 -0500
  Something they mention that I've wondered about, is whether it would be feasible to install some sort of mpg display in a vanagon...
• Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:42:44 -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...
• Re: Gas Mileage Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:19:18 -0700
  What'd your MPG top out at? Cya, Robert On Jul 20, 2010 4:13 PM, "Mike" <mbucchino@charter.net> wrote: The most dramatic...
• Re: Tough driving
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 16:26:24 -0500
  ...I live at about 4500' and get 12 to 13 MPG. At > sea level I > >get 3 MPG more. Is there a fix for...
• Re: Gas Mileage Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:21:24 -0500
  ...I put in 14.4 gallons and got 218 miles out of it. > This equates to only 15.14 mpg. A/C was off...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:16:08 +0000
  ...90 mpg..my Vanagon Westy gets 19 mpg. So doing "fuzzy math" if I drive the Vespa for every mile I drive the Westy...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:31:51 -0700
  For what it's worth, my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile generally gets over 20, and sometimes as high as 23 mpg. It has...
• Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:43:35 -0400
  ...23.8 and 25.0 mpg in the mountains. 25.9 and 26.2 mpg on the interstates No AC, windows down also. These...
• Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 09:01:36 -0500
  ...I get about 18 to 21 mpg depending. My in- > > town > > mileage is considerably worse and I have a light foot. Got 12 mpg...
• Re: automatic gas mileage.
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 10:05:38 -0800
  my '82 van, stick shift, gets a miserable 10-11 mpg in the city (s.f.) and 19-21 on the freeway. apparent reason...
• Re: From a Westy, to a "Motorhome" ?? Seeking advice (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 15:23:22 -0400
  My 1999 Winnebago/VW Rialta with VR6 gets 17 to 22 mpg, with a consistant average of 20 mpg. The comfort of enclosed restroom...
• Re: Train YOUR vehicles to get better gas mileage (it's Fryeday)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 30 May 2008 20:07:38 -0400
  ...You can still train it to do better, > especially in getting better MPG. > > It's a good Fryday subject... > > David > > > > --- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER...
• Re: fuel mileage
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 94 11:20:08 EST
  87 Westy with manual, 20-21 mpg on hwy at honest 65 mph. Neil Wigley <wigley@server.uwindsor.ca>
• MPH and MPG
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 May 1997 05:02:24 -0500
  What kind of milage dose, say a 1989 Syncro get? How are they on the highway at 70 mph?
• Re: WOW - you CAN get over 20mpg in a westy...
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 00:37:14 -0700
  I get almost 30 MPG in my 1.6NA Diesel westy. :-) Jon
• Re: Was Ford Galaxy Friday, now Technology Comparison
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:59:55 -0800
  ...Remember the blast Toyota got about their claimed MPG versus what drivers were getting? Toyota bowed to pressure and they had to re-do...
• Re: Automatic vs Manual
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 26 May 2012 08:01:20 -0700
  ...And I get from 17 to 20 MPG, again depending on how and where I'm driving. The automatic in town? 13 to 15...
• Re: TIICO vs. hot rod WBX
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 07:15:08 -0500
  In the original post I wrongly guessed Boston Bob's Big-valve Boxer's MPG at 70 MPH, but I also stated I may...
• Re: 2.1L engine
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 29 Jan 2002 21:29:17 -0600
  ...It was interesting to note that > the MPG for the 1.9L was 23 and 18 for the 2.1L. So if the output...
• MPG report
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:18:32 -0400
  ...12.6 L/100 km = about 19 MPG > City: 13.5 L/100km = about 18 MPG > Highway: 11.1 L/100 = about 21 MPG...
• Re: better gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 08:39:19 -0700
  Joe, Your getting about 18 MPG. 198 miles divided by 11 gallaons of gas to refill = 18.00. About average for my 87. Pat...
• MPG
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Sun, 2 Sep 2007 09:26:38 -0700
  Hi All, Here is a web site that shows MPGs for almost all cars. According to fueleconomy.gov, '86 Vanagon 2.1, 2wheel drive...
• Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - Beth & Jere Hawn
  Sat, 9 Dec 2000 23:31:10 -0800
  ...her. > > Yet, the MPG has been declining over the last two months - down from 18 mpg > to 11.5 mpg. No fuel leaks. new...
• Re: Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:27:25 -0700
  ...Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI > Ha, but that's not right. I'm a hybrid... Japanese father, German...
• Re: 25 mpg westy (impress)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 17:20:04 -0400
  ...gas (30 litres for 240 Km) which gives me > around 22 mpg I was impress with the van. I saw on the list here...
• Re: better gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 19:08:52 -0400
  Start full tank, traveled 198 miles, used 11 gallons to refill tank! Fuel economy = 198 miles/ 11 gallons = 18 MPG! Syncros have 18 gallon...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 18:23:15 -0600
  ...Mine goes from 17 mpg at 70 mph to about 22 mpg at 55 and lighter weight cars do even better on the spread...
• Re: Poor Gas Milage
  Historical mailing list - o. dominguez
  Thu, 8 Feb 2001 12:01:16 EDT
  mark, 19 -21 mpg? this is all you get for all you do? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ o. dominguez ths science tornillo, tx. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 23:30:45 +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: Diesel Fuel vs Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 16:02:56 -0700
  ...The wasserboxer get 19 mpg (US) in a good day. 15 mpg around town. The diesel delivers 28 mpg month after month.. So... were...
• Re: Brief Trip report - AZ to PA & Return
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:07:17 -0700
  ...Still breakin her in. > > My long term MPG expectaion is between 18-22 MPG depending on how much pedal > I use. > > > larry chase > www...
• Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
  Historical mailing list - chris and/or ruth
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 20:16:01 -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...
• good ole' Chevron Techron
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Jul 1996 22:59:05 -0500 (EST)
  ...I thought I'd let you all know my city mpg has jumped up to *25*. Before using the Techron, driving in stop/go...
• digifant spark plugs, tornado air system
  Historical mailing list - Marilyn Nelson-Ehret
  Thu, 6 Nov 1997 20:40:40 -0800
  ...i just put in a new oxy sens at 125k miles, have installed the tornado air device and am getting 20 mpg. would like...
• Re: Phred's not feeling too well...
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 10:34:54 PST
  Alan, I recently had a condition with my 84 GL where my mileage was down around 11 mpg. The exhaust was intermitently black and...
• hOW DO i FIND THE BEST WAY TO TIME MY 83 1/2 WATERBOXER???
  Historical mailing list - Chuck
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 12:32:26 -0400
  ...smog test and lost 2 miles per gallon ( 16.5 mpg from 18.5 mpg.) I jumped the Idle Control Modual to time the...
• Re: Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:16:21 -0700
  ...Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI > We don't need wbxs, subies, or zetecs... > > Now's a great time...