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• Modified Engine Mileage Update...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 11 Mar 2000 10:52:01 EST
  ...20 mpg to 22 mpg city (I get better the less I accelerate hard) speed varies from stop and go to idling for periods...
• Re: Wife is done with Vanagon and camping!
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 1 Jul 2013 09:39:10 +0000
  ...Every time I contact the seller with questions, one being "What's the mpg?" I always get the same answer: 8-10 mpg. Now...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - robert shawn feller
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:42:40 -0500
  ...MPG Question Hello, My 85 1.9 westy got 22.5 mpg last summer, on a trip. Nothin special about the condition or tune...
• Re: unbelievable mpg at 55 mph
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:44:25 -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: average mpg of the 2.1 L w/automatic
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Demarest
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 13:20:39 EST
  ...They had a V8 engine and said they got 22 mpg. What's the deal with vanagon gas mileage? Doug
• Re: 12 mpg ???
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 21:07:09 -0700
  ...Katz wrote: >alan: > >is that 12 mpg for normal 55 mph highway driving, at sea level, or >something else? > >
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:50:41 -0700
  ...Shorter than > stock tires will generate more miles on the odometer than are really > traveled thereby skewing the mpg to the high side as...
• Re: gas mileage question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 22:55:51 -0500
  ...Highest was 24 mpg going 45 mph in Yellowstone. Worst was 17 mpg going 70+ mph across South Dakota. This is a far cry...
• Re: What is the price of gasoline in your town??
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nolan
  Thu, 24 Feb 2000 23:47:02 -0700
  I know it's not a VW, but my 95 Saturn has been giving me 38 MPG for 90,000 miles now. At 07...
• Re: thread on underpowered?
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 20 Apr 1994 22:06:00 -0500 (CDT)
  On Wed, 20 Apr 1994, Joel Walker wrote: > >For comparison, the last time I checked fuel usage around town I got around > >19 mpg...
• Re: lousy mileage
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:30:46 -0700
  ...hmmm .... > my 1 year average - 17.0 mpg, > my 5 year average 16.9 mpg, my 10 year average 17.0 mpg, my 13...
• misc (mpg, transmission, driving habits.)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:44:04 -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: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 00:54:44 PDT
  ...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: unbelievable mpg at 55 mph
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:43:40 -0400
  Sweet! I did 20 mpg cruising around Atlanta at 60-65 mph... not bad for a wheezy 1.9L, eh? But 36 mpg... that...
• Re: ATTN: '80-'83 owners
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 06:38:30 -0700
  ...I use the 050 on my Fuel > Injected '81, and get wonderful power, but intown > traffic gas mileage of 13 MPG. Timing set at...
• Re: Fuel mileage: normal?
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Mon, 8 May 2000 16:19:32 -0700
  ...My former average of 18.5 to 20.5 mpg has dropped on average 1 to 1� mpg since the change. Garrett Adams 83...
• Re: [syncro.org] MPG and Decoupler (was Belly pans for speed /mpg)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 18 May 2008 21:21:02 -0700
  ...Monday, May 19, 2008 1:40 PM > Subject: [syncro.org] MPG and Decoupler (was Belly pans for speed /mpg) > > You guys got me curious...
• Re: Engine swap conversion details are now online!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 25 May 1999 21:21:24 -0700
  ...And about fuel consumption : >>How was the 25 mpg (Imperial or US) mileage figure for a conversion >>determined? Is this for an 1.8...
• Re: Bad gas mileage/ecu
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 28 Feb 2004 19:39:11 -0800
  ...on > freeway, especially if reasonably flat, get around 21 mpg. these babies > really suck-it-up in 1st, 2nd & third gears, and you spend...
• Re: gas milage on a 75 fuely
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Sedgmen
  Thu, 8 Feb 96 15:27:11 EST
  ...I believe fuel injection will get a few more mpg than carburettors, but on the other hand an automatic trans will get less mpg...
• Re: Mileage at altitude - responses/experiences requested
  Historical mailing list - Neil Wigley
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 22:04:12 -0700
  The only time I've gotten better than 20 mpg was in '96 going over Monarch Pass and in '99 over, what's that...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon GL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 3 May 2005 18:08:39 -0400
  A base 1.9L, 4 speed without AC or power steering will do ~21 mpg at reasonable highway (~60-65), speeds. I know, I...
• Mileage question
  Historical mailing list - John Bates
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 10:46:08 -0400
  ...Milage question I have gotten average 21.9 mpg for year 2002. Currently am around 19 mpg due to fuel system leak on fill...
• Re: Fw: Safe rpm's for 87 wolfsburg edition 2.1L????
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 13:38:30 -0400
  ...The result? 17 mpg. Two mpg difference with a 10 to 20 mph speed increase could be dramatic then again maybe not. The difference...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:32:45 -0400
  My '84 7 passenger automatic gets about 19 mpg at 60 mph even when loaded. On my '85 4 speed Westy, I had a...
• Highway driving
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Thu, 10 Sep 2015 19:51:40 -0700
  ...Is that about right? What highway speed / RPM do most of you drive at? What is your MPG? Thanks Stan Shapiro
• Re: GNATT fuel log
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 24 Jun 1995 09:34:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...437.44 > Average MPG: 17.57 > Average Price per Gal: 1.30821 > Total gas expense: $572.26 > Not a bad MPG average at all...
• mpg on 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Jun 1995 01:09:12 -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...
• MPG for an 83 Westy 1.9 L WasserBoxer
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 23 Jan 97 14:02:36 PST
  ...Does anyone know what the City and Highway factory mileage specs are? I am currently getting about 18.5 MPG mixed driving. Byron Peratoner...
• Re: Does AC Affect MPG?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:27:19 -0700
  ...Does AC Affect MPG? they all say the same: http://www.whatcar.com/news-special-report.aspx?NA=217592&EL=3144038 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Got a little...
• Re: mpg, was Retro-f. F.I.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 13:02:00 -0700
  ...Trans., no extras >> > -> 15-17 mpg on short trips >> > -> up to 22 or 23 mpg on long highway runs (60-65 mph) >> >> well, see...
• Re: MPG measurement issues
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 11:14:06 -0500
  ...Speedo says 70, real speed 58, > which number should I use when talking about MPG for that vehicle? I use > the real numbers. > > Odometer...
• Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas mileage
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 11:29:02 -0500 (EST)
  ...Results reported to EPA indicate that the majority of vehicles with these estimates will achieve between 15 and 21 mpg in the city and...
• Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 14 Jan 1995 16:00:02 -0600
  ...doesn't get 19 MPG in city driving! And what can I do to make it get 19 MPG in city driving (that's...
• Re: Syncro MPG's
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:02:02 -0400
  ...You also > have a lot of luck and cruise at low speeds to get 26 mpg.
• Happy Camper: MPG
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:37:07 -0400
  ...Mellow Yellow (84 1.9l AT Westy) USED to get 15.5 mpg on the highway. NOW gets 17.6 mpg, at around 70...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:58:00 -0700
  'perzactly' - what you do to reduce the affect of variables is average 10 tankfuls for mpg. Like the total miles divided by the total...
• Re: 4th Gear Ratio Swaps?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 24 Dec 2003 16:39:32 -0800
  It is a fallacy that regearing the Vanagon tranny for lower rpms at the same road speed will make much difference in MPG of...
• Re: Rolling resistance
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 9 Sep 2009 19:30:26 -0400
  I thought a larger diameter would be better for mpg by raising the effective gear ratio. Engine turns fewer revolutions/mile. 'course if you...
• mpg, was Retro-f. F.I.
  Historical mailing list - Marcus Doherr
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 07:46:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Trans., no extras -> 15-17 mpg on short trips -> up to 22 or 23 mpg on long highway runs (60-65 mph) Marcus '80...
• Re: 2.1l to TDI conversion
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 20:56:27 -0800
  ...100km = 18.5 mpg At 03:19 PM 25/02/2000 -0800, Grant Holst wrote: >David Marshall wrote: >> >> 25 MPG and more HP is...
• Re: mpg display (was Re: Was: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:58:02 -0600
  ...It gives you mpg, fuel cost per mile and a lot of other functions. It gives you added gauges like transmission fluid temp, voltage...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:42:51 -0600
  ...That being said, 1 only get 16-18 mpg in my 84 Westy w/ 4 sp. & 1.9 at 4500' elev +-. I tend to...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG(IMNSHO)(long)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 06:39:55 -0700
  ...for the mpg issue, you won't get more mpg out of any other engine unless you are running a gas/electric hybrid with...
• Re: 25 mpg westy (impress)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 22:10:51 EDT
  ...30 litres for 240 km = 19 mpg (US Gallons). It looks like you did your calculations for Imperial Gallons which are ~20% bigger. Any...
• Re: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 26 Jun 2007 11:28:21 -0400
  ...Do you really have a clue? Passat VR6 = 18 mpg, 2.0 four = 28 mpg, Passat TDI 45 mpg. Gee, guess I was wrong...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:18:59 -0500
  ...DM&FS At 02:56 PM 4/21/2008, Mike Collum wrote: >Well, I really do get 21 mpg with my '85 1.9...
• Re: Aerodynamics for MPG
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:44:05 -0600
  ...We have achieved as high as 28 mpg at 60 mph with this addition. It is tube and rag, (dacron) as in early aeroplane...
• Re: trip out west
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 3 Aug 2010 17:29:11 -0500
  ...It has a waterboxer rebuild (110K miles at time of installation) and now has 155K miles. > > I averaged 18.76 mpg (much worse coming...
• mpg
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 21:00:01 -0500
  ...for 2 years, and all winter in the Oklahoma flatlands for 2 years, and the mpg is consistently higher in the mountains, although she...
• FW: 90 Carat Auto TDI Conversion: MPG ect.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Magee
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:08:54 -0500
  ...wasserboxer 2.1L w/auto to 1.9TDI? If so what are your mpg figures city/hwy? If this conversion gets anything above 25MPG...
• Re: 12 mpg ???
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 1 Aug 2004 21:44:17 -0400
  ...is that 12 mpg for normal 55 mph highway driving, at sea level, or something else? assuming newish ignition parts and engine already broken...
• Re: gutter sarcasm (Re: '84 vanagon w/ 6 speed trans and 30 MPG on craigslist)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 30 Nov 2005 20:56:12 -0800
  Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@comcast.net> wrote: > > 30 mpg sounds too good to be true, but with a 6 speed tranny.... maybe? > > If so, where...
• Re: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 4 Apr 2006 18:33:55 -0400
  ...18+ is equilivant to 20 mpg,at least, if a 4 speed. City mileage can be 10mpg,even if all is well with the...
• Re: Now that the mileage survey is done . . .
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:59:05 -0800
  > My city mpg = 11. My highway mpg = 15. Wow. That's worse than mine (14-16), and I have an automatic, a mystery problem...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:04:09 -0700
  ...Shorter than >> stock tires will generate more miles on the odometer than are really >> traveled thereby skewing the mpg to the high side as...
• Re: 300 miles with a tank...
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 07:44:01 -0700
  Entity Michael Snow spoke thus: >> I got you beat, at 39 MPG (highway) I get over 400 miles between fillups. Of >> course, I see...
• Re: Belly pans for speed /mpg
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 18 May 2008 09:46:10 -0600
  This was created by Bob Parsons and he claimed significant MPG increase using this device. He actually kept a very detailed record of his...
• Re: rpm@60, industrial engines, mpg
  Historical mailing list - Wayne Hagan
  Wed, 19 Dec 2001 18:07:17 -0800
  ...My 91 Syncro Westy drops dramatically in MPG beyond 60 mph, the big factor with a van is the wind resistance, which goes up...
• Re: Happy Camper: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:04:55 -0600
  ...NOW > gets 17.6 mpg, at around 70 mph. This improvement was due to wheel > alignment. Really! Wow! Congrats! Mr. BZ-what kinda mileage...