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• Re: 1986 Vanagon GL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Tue, 3 May 2005 12:38:34 -0400
  ...at altitude, my 1.9-stick- 84 Westy got over 20 mpg. , & I am > sticking to my story!!!Usually get 18-19 mpg, tho!>> >
• Re: How much fuel efficiency gained by shedding 300 lbs?
  Historical mailing list - Brandon
  Wed, 17 Aug 2005 17:47:28 -0300
  ...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: Reasonable MPG?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 07:32:01 -0700
  On 8/2/06, Allen Hill <route66rider@knology.net> wrote: > What would be the expected MPG for both a 1968 VW bus and a...
• Re: Made it to Denver
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 07:33:15 -0700
  ...We did about 17 MPG except through a very windy Missouri and > Kansas where it dropped to about 11-12 MPGs. > > Didn't see...
• Re: NOVC Comment on fuel economy, drag and velocity
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:21:24 -0500
  ...about 750 lbs) my mileage drops from around 21 mpg to around 20 mpg. Not much of a hit really. Mike Scott Daniel - Shazam...
• Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 18:14:22 -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: Subiegon/Vanaru Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:15:13 -0800
  ...That guy claimed 21 to 22 mpg, with a high of 24 mpg on a summer trip to Colorado, including a lot of high...
• Poor mileage update
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 12:38:01 -0800
  ...Prior to doing anything to the van, my city mileage was 11 mpg. Miserable. My average highway mileage was 15.5 mpg, and my...
• cool running = poor mpg
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 11:10:18 -0500
  ...My 91 with auto trans has historically averaged about 17-18 mpg in town. During this time, the temp guage never deviated more than...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:02:09 -0500
  ...18 mpg. > > When my wife drives it around town she gets 21-24 mpg. > > I tend to enjoy going fast so I get between...
• Re: What is the price of gasoline in your town??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 11:43:57 -0700
  My wife's Rodeo gets over 20 MPG, better than our Vanagon. Gas here in SE Arizona is about $1.30 a gallon. At...
• Re: mpg - How Stuff Works link on fuel efficiency
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 13:07:33 -0500
  ...2006 11:25 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: mpg - How Stuff Works link on fuel efficiency There is an excellent explanation...
• Re: Now that the mileage survey is done . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:09:12 -0800
  ...On Nov 15, 2007 9:59 PM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > My city mpg = 11. My highway mpg = 15. > > > Wow. That's...
• Re: Brief Trip report - AZ to PA & Return
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:45:50 -0600
  Maggie's Subie-powered Westy got 20+ mpg on the trip - but she's a bit lighter than the Roadhaus.
• Re: 25 MPG Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:56:11 -0400
  Excellent. My Blue Ridge Parkway trip (speed limit 45mph) netted me 22mpg on an engine with 277k miles. http://www.nps.gov/blri/ Ken
• Re: blastoline DecoLiner bus
  Historical mailing list - Antony Marsh
  Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:05:28 -0500
  ...Best design ever but - at 6.126 mpg on a good day - it sits on my drive chastising me for not blowing my budget...
• from neophyte; Attn: Baywindow Owners
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 13:08:45 -0800
  ...My '76 (no name as of yet) is getting approximately 20 mpg. The gas gauge is kinda broken.... kinda meaning it shows full when...
• Re: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Peter Carrie
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 16:20:39 -0800
  I'm getting 22 mpg on an "87 westy, up recently from 20 mpg, for strange and mysterious reasons! Peter Carrie -----Original Message----- From...
• Re: gas mileage question
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 09:00:08 -0600
  ...and I am getting around 17,6 mpg.> > Does anybody want to share their average mpg?> > Thanks a million!> > Marie _________________________________________________________________ Boo!�Scare away worms...
• Re: Diesel Fuel vs Gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 24 Apr 2005 18:24:18 -0500
  ...so if you got 16 percent better mpg from the diesel, it would seem better. so if you get 20 mpg with a gasoline...
• Re: fuel economy in campers
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 5 May 2002 20:14:10 -0700
  ...I can drive all city miles and still get 19 - 20 mpg, but it's commonly 75 mile trips, all of them in-town...
• Re: better gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 16:45:31 -0600
  ...My 98 Ford E-150 gets 20 mpg on the highway with a 4.2L V-6 and 6000 lbs vehicle weight, compare that...
• Re: Running rich and low mpg
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:24:30 -0400
  ...all, > > 1990 tintop 2.1 WBX seems running rich and low mpg. Fresh tune up - spark > plugs, dist. cap and rotor, new Temp2 sensor...
• Sob!! $ob!!
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Tower
  Wed, 3 Aug 1994 19:17:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...the reason it won't stay in tune and gets 13 mpg (!) is that the carbs (Now I really hate the fact that it...
• Questions
  Historical mailing list - George Bosch
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 01:16:52 -0800
  ...1) I monitor it on a weekly basis and was receiving between 17.5 and 19 mpg constantly. The last two weeks my mpg...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 20:55:55 -0800
  The Vanagon's MPG is extremely sensitive to the driver's right foot. I never get better than 15MPG in any of my vans...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon GL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 3 May 2005 09:42:45 -0700
  ...stick- 84 Westy got over 20 mpg. , & I am >> sticking to my story!!!Usually get 18-19 mpg, tho!>> >> > ok, I'll bite-what...
• oil and gas
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Wed, 18 May 2005 09:28:02 -0700
  ...Incidentally, I think I'll purchase another vehicle (Vanagon) that gets 16 MPG, while I'm thinking about it. Don 85 Westy (16 MPG)
• Re: '84 vanagon w/ 6 speed trans and 30 MPG on craigslist
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:16:23 -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: Zetec diesel
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:36:55 -0800
  Wow! One review done in the UK says the Zetec Diesel Focus averages 58 mpg...and their highway best was 75 mpg! Now the...
• Re: FS: Headrest Cushion Inserts - Rare European Option
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 7 Oct 2009 22:44:40 -0700
  You folks obviously haven't seen the results of wind tunnel testing. The holes are good for 3 mpg!!! Karl Wolz
• Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Wed, 28 Oct 1998 20:42:09 -0600
  I've been getting between 22 and 26 MPG (highway mileage only) since my '87 Westfalia was new. Roy O. '87 Westfalia (till death...
• Re: After today, I am glad I did not give up on the Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:57:04 EDT
  Whoa,whoa,whoa. Did I miss something? 28.5 mpg @65mph? Please explain. Thanks, Kevin
• Re: High Mileage - its all been done before
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:43:04 -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...
• Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 95 18:59:00 -0500
  ...doesn't get 19 MPG in city VV>driving! And what can I do to make it get 19 MPG in city driving VV...
• Re: FWD: Fuel Prob
  Historical mailing list - Gaelen Gallashant
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:10:35 -0300
  ...The >mileage went from 22 mpg to 12 mpg. It has enough fuel coming out of the >exhaust it appears to be a diesel...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - James .
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 00:03:30 -0700
  ...16.5 mpg; previous tank: 17 mpg 70% Hwy (`70mph), 30% City light load occasional AC proper tire pressure Also, during a recent 2...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:00:28 -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: Low - LOW - gas mileage !?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 08:20:00 -0500
  Sometimes the winter fuel blends coupled with non-expected climate can result in poorer MPG. Does you van seem to run the same? -----Original...
• Re: WBX bashing
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:47:54 +0100
  ...Fred, people kid themselves about mpg, also try driving without any shoes on for a few thousand miles and read the road ahead better...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Apr 2008 (#2008-472)
  Historical mailing list - JP
  Thu, 1 May 2008 09:09:27 -0400
  ...Downside; my 2001 F-250 w/5.4L gets between 10 mpg(pulling horse > trailer) and 12.5 mpg. I would expect similar , or...
• more mpg and emmison lowers with magnetic fuel saver!!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Jun 1997 00:35:00 -0400 (EDT)
  Hey all just rememberd to write this to everyone....In JC witney mag. theres this thing called a MAGENTIC FUEL SAVER
• Re: Another O2 sensor querry -- heater element elementals
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:21:27 -0700
  The heat is always on. it would be interesting to see how it changes your mpg, etc. matthew 86 syncro westy tiico
• Re: FW: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:05:14 -0400
  I like the free bicycles to China part, and think it makes the most sence to me.India needs them too.
• Re: 84 dont smoke no more (27 MPG??)
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 15:00:11 -0400
  Hi Earl, Wow! 27 MPG!?! In a Vanagon??? Did I miss some of this thread? Is yours a deisel? tony ---------- > From: Earl Smith <earlsmit...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 14:38:15 -0700
  ...That works out to 32.2 mpg. Since I commute > Mark Thoma If it's similar to my Jetta, mileage will only vary about...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:05:54 -0700
  ...My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay > >As I've posted previously, my 84 1.9L auto only gets about 15.5 MPG >while...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:12:54 -0400
  ...Monday, September 10, 2007 6:47 PM Subject: [VANAGON] My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay > As I've posted previously, my 84 1...
• Re: Drafting for better MPG
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:10:40 -0700
  ...Drafting for better MPG OK... I get it! However, even in keeping 1 car/van length for each 10mph... I get at least a...
• Re: Train YOUR vehicles to get better gas mileage (it's Fryeday)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
  Fri, 30 May 2008 18:20:41 -0700
  ...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: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:13:49 -0700
  ...Only 15 > respondees so far. > > Matching like-to-like (year, model, engine, transmission), some are > getting 3 - 5 mpg better mileage than I. None...
• Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:38:29 -0700
  ...Overall, for just over 3,600 miles, was 17.84 mpg. But with segments as low as 15 and as high as 21. The...
• Re: A question of Smell
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 16:52:11 -0400
  ...Where >can a gas smell come from? Could it somehow be related to my >wonderous 12 mpg or do I have two quandries to...
• Re: MPG and AC - Mythbusters
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:03:06 -0400
  ...38, Season 3, concluded that above 50 mph you get >better >mpg with AC on and windows up (drag factor), but below 50 it...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Mar 2020 18:09:56 +0000
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• Re: New thread: TO ALL: What kind of Gas Mileage is one toexpect??
  Historical mailing list - mike barker
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 13:27:25 -0500
  On trips I drive 60-65 and get about 22 mpg. Mike '87 Weekender 144K mi (rebuilt @ 100)
• Re: Mileage question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 11:55:03 -0300
  A few years ago I did an MPG survey. The results are located at: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi- bin/wa.exe?A2=ind9803...
• Re: gutter sarcasm (Re: '84 vanagon w/ 6 speed trans and 30 MPG on craigslist)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 22:25:06 -0700
  "en mi pantalones" would be my guess. ;) sudhir m�s probable en sus sue�os ;>) bob
• Re: Strange & Neat instrument on Samba
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:25:22 -0800
  ...It's probably a vacuum gauge which some cars came with as an MPG meter. I can't remember which one of my cars...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:31:07 -0700
  ...Bob claimed significantly improved MPG as > a result. > > > http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/subaruvanagon/photos/browse/912a > > Beautiful isn't it? > > > Gracias...