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• Re: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 21 May 2004 12:41:31 -0500
  Cruising at 75 on the interstate I get 17 mpg. If I slow down to 60 or so on the back roads it will...
• Re: '84 vanagon w/ 6 speed trans and 30 MPG on craigslist
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:45:26 -0800
  30 mpg sounds too good to be true, but with a 6 speed tranny.... maybe? If so, where does one get a 6 speed...
• High Mileage - its all been done before
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:06:32 +0000
  ...18.2 mpg (US) in modded form, vs. 14.6 mpg in stock form, tested @ 70 mph http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/car...
• Diesel mileage update
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 5 Dec 2004 23:00:00 -0700
  ...These vans consistently average 25-30 MPG. My > personal best, so far, has been 29 MPG. Well Michael, you may be right. I can...
• Re: What's your relative MPG?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:15:17 -0500
  ...A Vanagon TDI might get 30 MPG but its current >>> relative MPG is 19. As price of fuel fluctuates, so does your >>> relative MPG...
• Re: [vanagon] Factory sticker estimaged mileage?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Wed, 26 May 2004 00:20:55 EDT
  ...Now I'll give VWOA that the national speed limit in 83 was 55MPH, but even then c'mon 19 MPG CITY! "Use estimated...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:53:46 -0600
  Wanting a tdi upgrade for my self! The mpg may remain similar but the heavier loaded head wind fighting mpg will/should show better...
• Re: Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 11 Sep 2015 06:24:48 -0700
  On 9/10/2015 7:51 PM, Stan Shapiro wrote: > What highway speed / RPM do most of you drive at? What is your MPG...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:36:18 -0700
  ...Engine Conversion and MPG > I was a little surprised to hear some of the MPG quoted with engine mods > and conversions. I believe one...
• 12 mpg ???
  Historical mailing list - alan sinclair
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 13:43:14 -0700
  ...It's an automatic but surely it should get better mpg than 12! what should we expect for mpg with an automatic (which i...
• petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hayeslip
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:21:02 -0400
  In reading the discussions of the various mpg averages, I noticed that many of the vans are using a higher octane. Should the 2...
• Re: 130 mph in a vanagon, what MPG?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 18:28:28 -0800
  ...Since 65mph yields about 20 mpg, 130 mph would give > what, about 5 mpg? Maybe even less since the rpm would be so high...
• Re: thread on underpowered?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 20 Apr 94 21:15:44 CDT
  >For comparison, the last time I checked fuel usage around town I got around >19 mpg, but then I tend to drive boxer VWs...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Michael Gronski
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:57:19 -0400
  ...Engine Conversion and MPG > > > > I was a little surprised to hear some of the MPG quoted with engine mods > > and conversions. I believe one...
• Re: Mileage ?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 13:27:22 -0600
  ...Getting 19 MPG for 70 mph > Highway use. How does this mpg stack up to norm? > > Thanks, Robie (forever seeking one R armrest)
• Re: Supercharged Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:53:24 -0700
  ...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: Government MPG ratings site - updated link
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:59:45 -0800
  ...Government MPG ratings site The government revised their MPG ratings, and they actually have a site which provides the MPG for just about every...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:52:36 -0700
  ...My mileage went from 17-18 mpg to around 27 mpg when the airfoil was added. I don't talk about it much because...
• Diesel Westy how many mpg
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:37:16 -0700
  I was wondering what the Diesel Westy's mpg would be. Not turbo. Anyone? Zoltan
• Re: average mpg of the 2.1 L w/automatic
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 07:43:45 -0800
  ...My old ford van, stripped and with a six cylinder and manual tranny, got 14 - 17 mpg. Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Demarest...
• 150 mpg or better?
  Historical mailing list - Ken & Sue
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:56:24 -0500
  Well if we could get 150 mpg or better...how much would a gallon of gas cost?
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 15:05:23 -0500
  ...Engine Conversion and MPG > > > > I was a little surprised to hear some of the MPG quoted with engine mods > > and conversions. I believe one...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 08:56:29 -0400
  ...The Subaru conversion averaged 22.7 mpg (10.34 l/100km) and the VW WBX averaged 19.2 mpg (12.25 l/100km). We...
• Re: mileage revisited
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 11:51:56 -0800
  Since I get about 12 mpg in city (S.F.), am looking ahead to a trip up the coast over Thanksgiving to see how...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:14:49 -0700
  ...Got 16 MPG which isn't what I'd >hoped for. I had my '86 syncro for 6 years and 19 mpg was the...
• Re: Diesel mileage update
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Tue, 7 Dec 2004 12:29:46 -0500
  ...These vans consistently average 25-30 MPG. My > personal best, so far, has been 29 MPG. Well Michael, you may be right. I can...
• Drafting for better MPG
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:17:16 -0400
  Neil, I discovered the same with my Volvo V70 XC, and since it has an instant MPG read-out computer. I played around with...
• Re: WBX bashing
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:25:40 EDT
  ...I should get 50 mpg then. To use my hands I'd have to ride upside down. That's why I missed that cliff...
• Re: Reasonable MPG?
  Historical mailing list - John Lane
  Wed, 2 Aug 2006 05:56:24 -0700
  Well, I had a 68, brand new in 68 w/manual tranny....as I recall...loaded she got 17 mpg. My 84 Wasserboxer manual...
• RE: MPH and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 27 May 97 03:41:52 UT
  About 17 MPG without using the AC. 70 MPH will get the oil temp up to about 260F or higher. Dennis -----Original Message----- >From...
• Re: mpg
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 19:37:24 -0700
  ...I get around 20-22 MPG in my Vanagon and 49 MPG in my Beetle TDI. The latter cruises faster, of course :-P. Chris...
• Re: .................... and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:15:16 -0600
  ...Hummers are listed at from 14 to 16 mpg hwy. Mercury Grand Marquis, 8 cylinder, auto is listed at 23 mpg hwy for both...
• Re: Mileage report with 16" tires
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:03:31 -0500
  ...you attribute this remarkable mileage (23.24 mpg U.S., > > compared to about 19 - 20 mpg U.S. for most vanagons on highway). > > Please...
• Re: Syncro MPG
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 14:49:08 -0400
  FWIW, My 18 mpg (typical) on my 7 passenger Syncro and Westy Syncro was primarly with 55-60 mph highway driving, not 70.
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 12:16:27 -0700
  ...The MPG can certainly be improved but a claim of 25 MPG at 75 MPH puts all claims by that person under suspicion in...
• European gasoline $$$$$$$$$
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 21:23:31 +0200
  ...City cycle is 5 km/l, equals 11 mpg!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Re: thread on underpowered?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Apr 1994 19:54:42 -0600 (CDT)
  ...like pulling into an off-ramp from the interestate. ] ]if i have the computer set to instantaneous mpg, you ought to see that fuel...
• Vanagon Diesel Fuel Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Sue Booth
  Sat, 16 Nov 1996 02:11:03 +0100
  ...Average around town was 27 mpg Average on highway at 65 mph (+/- top speed) was 28 mpg Average on gravel roads like the Dempster...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Antony P Marsh
  Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:35:42 -0500
  The best we ever did in our (then new) 87 Vanagon in 88 was a solid average of 18.5 mpg on a round...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon GL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Turner
  Wed, 4 May 2005 13:06:59 -0400
  ...In town stop-and-go driving I drop to around 14 mpg. I've had one > 200+ mile run that ran 22+ mpg and...
• Re: Engine Conversion MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:45:49 -0400
  I am getting the same...20 mpg in a head wind from hell, 23 no wind following a semi-truck on interstate
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 22:37:52 -0700
  ...The Subaru conversion averaged 22.7 mpg (10.34 l/100km) and the VW WBX averaged 19.2 mpg (12.25 l/100km). We...
• Re: Diesel mileage update
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 06:51:19 -0500
  ...These vans consistently average 25-30 MPG. My > > personal best, so far, has been 29 MPG. >Well Michael, you may be right. I can...
• Re: Diesel Westy how many mpg
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:04:38 -0400
  ...Diesel Westy how many mpg I was wondering what the Diesel Westy's mpg would be. Not turbo. Anyone? Zoltan
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Rich Jones
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:50:27 -0500
  On three separate trips between 1996 and 2003 (6000, 1200 and 7500 miles) I calculated MPG for my 89 Westfalia. In all three cases...
• Re: Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI
  Historical mailing list - John Reddick
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:11:24 -0400
  ...Any Westy going 80 is going to get 17 or less mpg. Carrying stuff on the roof will also cost you a lot, but...
• gutter sarcasm (Re: '84 vanagon w/ 6 speed trans and 30 MPG on craigslist)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 21:48:51 -0500
  "en mi pantalones" would be my guess. ;) sudhir On 11/30/05, Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@comcast.net> wrote: > 30 mpg sounds too good to...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 23:23:24 -0700
  That's roughly 23.5 mpg, and not an unreasonable figure. My understanding is that fuel economy is determined primarily by vehicle weight. frontal...
• re. Syncro Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  29 May 1997 09:17:56 -0600
  ...Bottom line was a low of 15 MPG, a high of 18 MPG with an average of 17 MPG. The summer after the trip...
• Re: lousy mileage
  Historical mailing list - David W. Palmerston
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 10:34:07 -0800
  ...my 1 year average - 17.0 mpg, my 5 year average 16.9 mpg, my 10 year average 17.0 mpg, my 13 year...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 17:42:21 -0700
  ...Then 14 mpg next tank, then 17.5 mpg around town with >> AC going, now 12 mpg. >> >> I thought that once might be different...
• Re: Mileage report with 16" tires
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 15 Aug 2010 09:59:06 -0700
  ...you attribute this remarkable mileage (23.24 mpg U.S., >> compared to about 19 - 20 mpg U.S. for most vanagons on highway). >> > > Please...
• Re: Mileage and Cat Converters
  Historical mailing list - NotaJeep
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 21:11:10 EST
  In a message dated 98-03-06 14:07:57 EST, afslj1@UAA.ALASKA.EDU writes: << poor mileage (around 14 mpg) and I'm...
• Re: Smart Car..Wow.. NVC
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:46:51 -0400
  ...You need to factor in not just mpg but also how many folks you are transporting at that mpg. If a Smart Car is...
• Re: Drafting for better MPG
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:51:37 -0700
  ...unbelievable mpg at 55 mph > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 1:43 PM > > Sweet! > > I did 20 mpg cruising...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:22:40 -0700
  What about them folks reporting 18-21`mpg? Delusional? diesel? deceptive? Mike On 4/20/08 6:52 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com...
• Re: observations on gas mileage with 27" tires
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 18:11:54 -0400
  ...18 mpg > After (w/ 27x8.50-14 BFG All Terrain): 16 mpg > > The difference is about 11%. Of this 11%, about 6% can be...
• Re: MPH and MPG
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 May 1997 21:21:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...On the return trip we got almost 40% better mpg. Can you say "Kamm-back Pick-em-up" Friends have reported similar, but less...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon GL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Tue, 3 May 2005 09:34:17 -0600
  > If someone makes ridiculous claims otherwise, they are blatantly > pevaricating. > > I really chuckle when I see claims of 21 mpg with a stick Vanagon...
• Re: decreased mileage problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 22:09:58 -0700
  12 mpg is what i get also in city driving in san fran with my good-running '82. got about 20 mpg in a...