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• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:40:45 -0500
  ...A 1986 420SEL is rated 15 MPG in town, 18 MPG Highway and also burns premium gas only. My same year, same body 300SDL...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:17:38 +0200
  18 mpg highways sounds pretty normal to me. Joy **************************************************************** Joy Hecht and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon For musings about life and the vanadventures: http...
• Re: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Thu, 20 May 2004 10:52:44 +0200
  Well, With the 2.1 Digifant WBX my Vanagon would average 19 mpg, the swapped to Volvo I4 2.1 liter with a crappy...
• Re: High Mileage - its all been done before
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:15:04 -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...
• Re: Diesel Westy how many mpg
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:48:25 -0700
  We get about 29 MPG in our 1.6NA Westy. Our 1.9NA Diesel Vanagon does about 27 or 28. Jon On Fri, 21...
• Re: mpg, was Retro-f. F.I.
  Historical mailing list - Erik Soule
  Tue, 18 Apr 1995 12:23:14 -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: decreased mileage problem solved!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:05:48 -0600
  On Sat, 13 Jun 1998, Mark McCulley wrote: > I have determined the cause of my 2-3 mpg decrease in mileage after a tuneup...
• Re: Engine Conversion MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 08:44:34 -0500
  On a recent 1,850 mile round trip, I got between 20 and 22 mpg on the highway (20 at 65 to 72 mph...
• Effects of tire sizes on fuel economy!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:09:04 -0500
  ...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: TIICO vs. hot rod WBX
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 18:07:57 -0500
  > 15 MPG ??? Is this for real? I assume the base BB rebuild gets the same as the > original engine (ca 19 mpg). I was...
• Re: 300 miles with a tank...
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 05:18:09 -0800
  > > I got you beat, at 39 MPG (highway) I get over 400 miles between fillups. Of > course, I see more than my share of...
• Re: MPG and AC - Mythbusters
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:09:22 -0400
  ...Anybody in tune with their vehicle will know there is quite a bit of power loss involved, therefore a loss of MPG. Open the...
• Re: Yes! It's working great! All-time best MPG..
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:58:02 -0700
  ...I will see how the MPG will be next time. I will be very happy if it does 23 - 24 MPG. I wasn't...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 00:16:45 -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: Government MPG - NOW MILEAGE DROP
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 20:18:09 -0800
  ...Government MPG ratings site >> >>The government revised their MPG ratings, and they actually have a >>sitewhich provides the MPG for just about every vehicle...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 00:09:29 -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: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 16:18:58 -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: Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 12 Sep 2015 08:53:01 -0400
  When my '91 GL automatic still had its 2.1L wbx and 100K+ miles, we would get about 19 mpg cruising at 70 mph...
• Re: cruising speed and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Chasteen, Jonathan M. MM3 (CVN69)
  Sun, 6 Aug 2006 22:13:58 -0400
  ...19 Gallons That's an average of 23.05 MPG Not bad Jonathan
• Re: Tough driving
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Sat, 30 Jun 2001 13:44:15 -0700
  Are you driving an air-cooled model? A Westy? From your MPG figures I would guess so. Any engine gets more power at sea...
• =?us-ascii?Q?RE:_So_what's_the_most_efficient_speed_to_cruise_at=3F?=
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Sun, 19 May 2019 11:06:32 -0400
  ...When I travel around 60 MPH I get 21 MPG, it drops to 17 MPG at 70 MPH. Note, I have a well tuned...
• Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Nov 1994 06:16:38 -0700
  ...He said he usually got about 15 MPG going 60-65, 13 MPG if > 70 mph. In the city he said it got about...
• Re: placement of list stickers?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Beckstead
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 13:11:10 -0800 (PST)
  ...That way, when passing each other in > opposing freeway lanes at 74 mpg, we'll instant recognize the other I wish I could get...
• Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:31:34 -0500
  My transporter, without PS, gets 17-19 mpg. Also ,I partly attribute this engine's longevity (270k+ miles) to the lack of parasitic power...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 30 Nov 94 10:33:05 PST
  ...If you get a relatively low mpg, say 16 - 17 mpg, this does not mean there is anything wrong with the engine. It could...
• Re: Fuel mileage: normal?
  Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
  Tue, 9 May 2000 14:49:43 GMT
  Is reformulated gas a Washington State thing too? Sometime last late summer/early fall, I began noticing a drop in mpg from about 20...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dan Landry
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:25:48 ADT
  ...Mon, 4 Sep 2000 22:21:02 -0400 In reading the discussions of the various mpg averages, I noticed that many of the vans...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:52:29 -0700
  ...Seems weird that the same vehicle under similar conditions would get such different mpg. On Aug 27, 2007, at 9:42 AM, Tom Buese...
• Re: List questions
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 16 Jun 95 21:25:24 CDT
  ...I think the math works out that 15 k miles yr / >15 mpg * 1.5$ a gal = $1406 US. If I can improve the...
• Re: Gas Mileage Improvements?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:06:55 -0700
  ...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: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 03:23:34 -0800
  Jake, you claimed average 24 mpg highway for your 2.1 Westy. Lots of people have had tanks of gas where they got better...
• Re: Milage
  Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
  Thu, 30 Dec 1999 08:31:08 -0600
  ...My 86' Syncro gets around 17 to 19 MPG at 70MPH. If I really try and drive easily, I can get 20 MPG. Most...
• Re: Diesel mileage update
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 03:46:15 +0000
  ...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: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:31:05 -0800
  ...Our 86 gets only 28 mpg HWY (24 US) but our 84 GL with the 4.57 gears still gets over 30 (26 US...
• MPG Survey Results - a repost
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sat, 13 Feb 1999 15:30:35 -0400
  ...It's in the archives, and now its in there twice. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks to those of you who participated in the Vanagon MPG survey. Here...
• Re: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 18:43:33 -0400
  ...Maybe I'm dreaming, but didn't we just have the mpg thread? -Wes mordo wrote: > Do you mean to say you got a...
• Re: mpg display (was Re: Was: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:08:51 -0800
  ...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: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel work?
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:04:37 -0400
  ...With a normally aspirated engine a vacuum gauge is the easiest way to get better MPG. Training your foot to try to get the...
• Diesel Westy Mileage?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Cook
  Wed, 18 Nov 1998 12:14:18 -0500
  Hi- What kind of mpg are you getting with your diesel westy? After swapping a Golf 1.7L diesel with about 100k into my...
• Re: MPG
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 20:39:52 -0800
  ...MPG > > Maggie, > > At high elevation there is less oxygen so a fuel > injected engine will compensate with less fuel = > better mileage perhaps but less...
• Re: Supercharged Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:36:52 -0700
  ...1.9L TDI:--21.4 to 29.4 mpg (24.8 mpg avg.) V6 TDI: --- 18.1 to 23.5 mpg (20.5 mpg...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:13:54 -0700
  Don't know if you want data from a non-Westy, but my pax syncro gets a solid 18 mpg in mixed driving...19...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:11:42 -0400
  ...How new is your Cat? A partially clogged Cat can rob performance and MPG. Just some thoughts... By the way, you get better MPG...
• Re: mpg display (was Re: Was: Electric Vanagon? Now really useful tips..
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:32:04 -0800
  ...I know the times I've >>driven >>cars with a mpg indicator, my mileage improved greatly as a got used to >>what the most...
• Re: Syncro experiences?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 2 Dec 94 14:17:28 EST
  ...On my 86 Synchro, fuel economy ranges from 16 MPG to 21 MPG. Granted, this is not anywhere like a GEO Metro, but certainly...
• Re: better gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Wed, 10 Sep 2003 03:53:59 -0400
  > hello all, > > seems i'm getting about 30+ mpg, does this sound right after replacing > the ECU and some other tune-up parts i...
• Re: gas mileage question
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 04:00:36 -0700
  ...and I am getting around 17,6 mpg. > > Does anybody want to share their average mpg? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for a deal? Find great prices on...
• Re: misc (mpg, transmission, driving habits.)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:24:59 -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: 2.1l to TDI conversion
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 18:13:08 +0100
  ...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: 2.1l to TDI conversion
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 08:36:40 +0200
  ...100km = 18.5 mpg At 03:19 PM 25/02/2000 -0800, Grant Holst wrote: >David Marshall wrote: >> >> 25 MPG and more HP is...
• AW: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Michael Kraewinkel
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 12:58:01 +0100
  > > Does anybody get this kind of mileage? > my overall average gas mileage since we bought our westy is 25.6 mpg, the best mileage...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:07:56 -0700
  ...So it doesn't surprise me that I don't see variations in mpg: like I say, probably 85% of the driving in on...
• Re: average mpg of the 2.1 L w/automatic
  Historical mailing list - Charles Hokanson
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 13:38:23 EST
  ...My old ford van, stripped and with a six cylinder and > manual tranny, got 14 - 17 mpg. I think thats right, My ford E350...
• Re: Normal mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:40:27 +0000
  ...My Westy is in the lower MPG range, but I have 198K on the engine. Interestingly, my Van tends to smell like it is...
• Re: What's your relative MPG?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 8 Jan 2009 15:47:16 +0000
  Relative MPG: Daughter= 27 Brother= 31 Sister Mary= 23 Nephew Mark= 24 Other nephew Mike= 26 Niece Karen= 19 her husband= 6 (helicopter) Since...
• Re: Fuel consumption in different gears - how does the energy / fuel, work?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:36:20 -0700
  ...The difference at 50 mph > (average) is 1.45 MPG, the difference at 65 MPH is 3.05 MPG. However The > one result that...
• Re: My poor MPG, compression tests results
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:42:50 -0700
  While 120 PSI is not bad it is why your MPG is not very good. If you get 150 on all 4 of them...
• Re: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 14 Jan 95 17:31:09 CST
  ...cause them things ain't NEFER right! :) my AVERAGE for 80,000 miles is just 19.5 mpg. i normally get, in city driving...
• Re: Syncro MPG's
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:47:09 -0400
  ...just did a woping 25.6 MPG, over a 300+ mile trip this weekend, AGAIN. This is the second trip I did this. This...
• Re: Interesting MPG numbers
  Historical mailing list - KIM BRENNAN
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 18:40:31 -0400
  ...Then my mpgs went down to 15-16 mpg. Not long after I switched them to Subaru engines. I’d get about 16 mpg...