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• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 16:05:36 -0400
  > The Subaru conversion averaged 22.7 mpg These are US miles and US gallons. :-) > (10.34 l/100km) and the VW WBX averaged 19...
• Re: Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 09:55:59 -0800
  ...Like Jim Thompson, I track my gas mileage religiously and my best mileage ever, ever, ever was around 23 mpg (10.2 l/100km...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 00:17:54 -0400
  ...Fuel Consumption Vanagon GL Syncro camper combined L/100km .... 14.5 City L/100km.....15.0 Highway L/100km..... 13.5 Canadian Dept. Energy...
• Re: gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Wed, 9 Jun 1999 10:13:31 -0230
  ...the > 88 Canadian Vanagon brochure says .... > Fuel Consumption Vanagon GL Syncro camper > combined L/100km .... 14.5 > City L/100km.....15.0 > Highway L...
• 1.9 Turbo Diesel and 2.0 Gas Fuel Economy Stats
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 20:48:25 -0700
  ...11% (calculated with GPS) DoKa Mulivan Quesnel > Chiliwack 11.4 l/100km 10.5 l/100km Chiliwack > Van > Chiliwack 9.2 l/100km 10...
• 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...
• Caravelle VR6 & TDI
  Historical mailing list - Tore Vefferstad
  Wed, 27 Mar 96 10:41:12 +0100 (MET)
  ...Fuel consumption is 8,5 l/100km at 90 km/h and 14,5 l/100km in "city traffic". This is better than the...
• 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: mileage revisited
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 11:09:18 -0800
  ...According to a report from S.Africa, 14.5 l/100km is normal at 100 km/hr. Any other Syncro drivers have better/worse...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:03:52 -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: New manifold and carb report
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Fri, 30 May 2003 22:11:59 -0400
  ...I just returned from a 5 > hour drive and my first tank of gas shows 20 mpg (11 > L/100kms) at highway speeds of...
• Re: mileage revisited
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 23 Nov 1996 09:48:39 -0800
  ...US gal. > >According to a report from S.Africa, 14.5 l/100km is normal at 100 >km/hr. Any other Syncro drivers have...
• Recent Touring Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 23:03:42 +1100
  ...121 L/100Km: 10.73 Fuel used (Gallons):2.85 Miles Travelled :75.63 MPG: 26.51 Leg 2: Cooma NSW-> Point Hicks VIC...
• Re: Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 8 May 2009 00:46:26 -0400
  ...16,11 l/100km at 100 km/h .................. 11,33 Power/mass ratio (W/kg) .............. 56,50 Mech. noise at 100 km/h (dBA...
• Smooth sailing on the Coquihalla :-)
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 22:04:59 -0700
  ...Mileage over 471km from Langley to Salmon Arm was a decent 11.2 L/100km, or 25.2 MPG Imperial. This was keeping the...
• Re: YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:18:21 -0700
  ...Mileage averages 8.5 L/100km and power is adequate - I can manage 80km/h on the Coqihalla... just. On Tue, Mar 30, 2010...
• Re: Nvc-but maybe future vans-pretty please VW
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 1 Jan 2005 21:55:46 -0700
  ...9.5-10.5 l/100km; CO2-Emission: 257-284 g/km) - 61 KW (fuel consumption: 9.1-9.5 l/100km; CO2-Emission...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 22:38:08 -0500
  ...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: Smooth sailing on the Coquihalla :-)
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 13:05:46 -0400
  ...Mileage over 471km from Langley to Salmon Arm was a decent > 11.2 L/100km, or 25.2 MPG Imperial. This was keeping the...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:05:18 -0700
  To me, l/100km makes sense as I can tell how much fuel I burn in an hour. Some countries use other units like...
• Re: Carbs & MPG report
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 15:46:10 -0400
  ...13.5 L/100km = about 18 MPG > > Highway: 11.1 L/100 = about 21 MPG maybe when i get my van up and running...
• Bosch Platinum plugs and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:06:45 -0300
  ...On my recent trip from Halifax to Lennoxville, Quebec 3,235 kms (2,010 miles) I got 24.2 MPG (or 9.71 l...
• Re: 5-/6-cyl in VW vans
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Aug 96 16:05:02 +0200
  ...2.6i PS (AC opt) 5/2553 109 775 (11,33 l/100km @ 100km/h) Caravelle 2.6i PS AC 5/2553 145 303...
• Re: Fwd: VW GTD data (turbo-diesel-sport)
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Sat, 1 Apr 95 9:55:12 CST
  ...of fuel (S bf = super unleaded, D = diesel doh!), consumption in l/100km (I'll let someone else do the conversion :-) at 90 km...
• Re: mileage revisited
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Sun, 24 Nov 1996 16:15:38 -0500 (EST)
  ...US gal. > > According to a report from S.Africa, 14.5 l/100km is normal at 100 > km/hr. Any other Syncro drivers have...
• 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: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:48:43 +1100
  ...11.2 l/100km [25.2 MPG] in combined highway/city driving. By: Using Optimax high octane (98) unleaded - do you have that in...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - Dan Landry
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 20:24:24 ADT
  ...11.2 l/100km [25.2 MPG] in combined highway/city driving. By: Using Optimax high octane (98) unleaded - do you have that in...
• Re: 3.3 verses 4.3 verses 1.9???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 22:03:40 +1200
  ...Making l/100km the SI unit is insane. Which is why, though I don't use nonmetric units and haven't since ~1974, I...
• Re: mileage revisited
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 12:59:44 -0500
  ...According to a report from S.Africa, 14.5 l/100km is normal at 100 km/hr. Any other Syncro drivers have better/worse...
• Carbs & MPG report
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:41:15 -0400
  ...13.5 L/100km = about 18 MPG Highway: 11.1 L/100 = about 21 MPG This represents a little better than other Syncro Westys...
• Re: Cross-country trip report
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:01:34 -0800
  ...25.5 mpg (9.22 l/100km) Fuel mileage on remainder of trip, after Jim Felder fixed the fuel leak, and despite my carrying...
• Halifax to Vancouver - 1st leg report
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 6 Jun 2005 16:36:02 -0700
  ...2,473 Kms (1,537 miles) on 278 litres (73.4 gal) of fuel = 11.23 L/100km (20.9 MPG). Not bad for...
• Re: Supercharged Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:38:21 -0700
  ...8 to 11 l/100km is 29.4 to 21.4 "state side" mpg My experience is 8 to 9L per 100km up to...
• Re: Recent Touring Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 08:38:31 -0700
  ...121 > L/100Km: 10.73 > Fuel used (Gallons):2.85 > Miles Travelled :75.63 > MPG: 26.51
• Trip report: 3,200 kms and no problems & good mpg
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:22:44 -0300
  ...On my trip the van got 24.2 MPG (or 9.71 l/100km) which is much better than in the past. I did...
• Re: TDI, TD and 2.0L conversions
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 09:56:32 -0700
  ...A TDI will consume between 7.5 and 8.5 L/100kms. Also environmentally the TDI does better than a gas engine. The TDI...
• Re: Back from Vacation! - Engines, Tires, Fuel Storeage Ideas
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 10:46:33 -0700
  ...As a point of comparison, my 1800 digifant makes around 9.2 l/100km this time of year, higher fuel consumption in winter and...
• Re: Friday nvc: Sprinters
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 26 Aug 2016 23:16:53 -0300
  ...Empty, I routinely get 8-9 l / 100km on the highway and 10 around town. That’s better than most North American pickups (1...
• Re: Fuel Economy, Help!
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 8 May 1998 09:13:38 -0700
  ...For those of you not familiar with measuring fuel comsumption in l/100kms, the lower the number the better the fuel economy (this is...
• Re: Mercedes Sprinter sighting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Thu, 6 Sep 2001 09:01:47 -0400
  ...Why consider this (ugly{?} thing), someone asked? Well, the typical US van only gets 15 mpg (15.7 L/100km), and has a large...
• back from trip
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Sun, 26 Jul 1998 14:12:27 -0700
  ...Gas used on average was about 12.8 l/100km. This is on a regular waterboxer with now 255000 kms on the original engine...
• Re: Awesome new Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:39:56 -0800
  ...about 13 L/100km for the gas vs. 9 for the TDI. Anyone venture a guess why? Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) Stephen Overmyer...
• Re: Recent Touring Fuel Consumption
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 07:18:57 +1100
  ...121 > L/100Km: 10.73 > Fuel used (Gallons):2.85 > Miles Travelled :75.63 > MPG: 26.51
• Re: Supercharged Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:20:57 -0700
  ...8 to 11 l/100km is 29.4 to 21.4 "state side" mpg My experience is 8 to 9L per 100km up to...
• New manifold and carb report
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 30 May 2003 18:51:09 -0700
  ...I just returned from a 5 hour drive and my first tank of gas shows 20 mpg (11 L/100kms) at highway speeds of...
• Re: Friday nvc: Sprinters
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 26 Aug 2016 19:43:45 -0700
  ...Empty, I routinely get 8-9 l / 100km on the highway and 10 around town. > > That’s better than most North American pickups (1...
• Re: Metric spellings, abbreviations
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:25:49 +1300
  ...How about fuel-consumption? Some magazines use l/100km, which is ridiculous. Others use km/l, which is fine with me, but I still...
• Bostig Zetec in my Dehler Syncro 16
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:03:04 -0700
  ...The best I got was 8.6 L/100kms (27 mpg) and the worst was 13 L/100 kms (18 mpg). This is a...
• Re: Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
  Fri, 8 May 2009 06:14:45 +0200
  ...16,11 l/100km at 100 km/h .................. 11,33 Power/mass ratio (W/kg) .............. 56,50 Mech. noise at 100 km/h (dBA...
• Re: Awesome new Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:03:38 -0800
  ...about 13 L/100km for the gas vs. 9 for the TDI. Anyone venture a > guess why? > Anthony > '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) > > > Stephen Overmyer...
• Re: Friday nvc: Sprinters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Aug 2016 01:50:21 -0400
  ...Empty, I routinely get 8-9 l / 100km on the highway and 10 around town. That’s better than most North American pickups (1...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 10:58:21 +1100
  ...11.2 l/100km [25.2 MPG] in combined highway/city driving. By: Using Optimax high octane (98) unleaded - do you have that in...
• Re: Bostig Zetec in my Dehler Syncro 16
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:41:26 -0400
  ...The best I got was 8.6 L/100kms (27 mpg) and the > worst was 13 L/100 kms (18 mpg). This is a...
• Re: Supercharged Westy Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:13:47 -0400
  ...8 to 11 l/100km is 29.4 to 21.4 "state side" mpg My experience is 8 to 9L per 100km up to...
• MPG report
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 11:18:32 -0400
  ...13.5 L/100km = about 18 MPG > Highway: 11.1 L/100 = about 21 MPG > > This represents a little better than other Syncro Westys...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 11:50:04 -0400
  ...3/ For l/100km figures or MPG use 1/, 2/ and law of physics to integrate over a specified driving cycle. A particularly simple...
• Re: Awesome new Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:16:08 -0800
  ...about 13 L/100km for the gas vs. 9 for the TDI. Anyone venture a guess why? Anthony '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo) Stephen Overmyer...
• Re: Friday nvc: Sprinters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Aug 2016 01:45:21 -0400
  ...Empty, I routinely get 8-9 l / 100km on the highway and 10 around town. > > That’s better than most North American pickups (1...
• Re: 2.5 Liter 5 Cylinder "Volksie Bus"
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 15:29:37 +1000
  ...My DCs return between 10.5 & 12 L/100km depending on loads and driving conditions and never put a foot wrong....and I have...