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• Re: [vanagon] Factory sticker estimaged mileage?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 25 May 2004 22:44:22 -0500
  >Anyone know of a source to find the estimated mpg city/highway that >was listed on the sticker in the dealership on buses? >Specifically...
• re: fuel economy
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Wed, 02 Nov 94 09:55:29 CST
  88 vanagon, 76,000 miles 15-16 mpg in winter city driving overall average mpg 17-18 mpg in summer city driving is 19...
• re:milage
  Historical mailing list - Cetin Seren
  Tue, 09 Jul 1996 21:20:17 -0400
  ...20 mpg downtown, 21 mpg highway ( best: 23.2 mpg) '93 EV : 20 mpg downtown, 22 mpg highway ( best: 23 mpg) Cetin Cetin Seren...
• What's your relative MPG?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 7 Jan 2009 18:13:21 -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: Normal mpg? - better than real?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:06:57 -0700
  ...15 mpg city, 17 mpg highway. 1985 Vanagon 2WD, 1.9L, manual: 16 mpg city, 18 mpg highway. or (depending one which ratings you...
• Re: 55 to 65 mpg in a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 09:40:10 -0600
  ...Where do I get a diesel that will fit an 85 waterbox (18 mpg) and get 30+ mpg? Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gnarlodious" <gnarlodious...
• Re: 55 to 65 mpg in a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 23:31:41 -0600
  I'm sure they get those mpg numbers making one way trips down Wolf Creek Pass!!! DM&FS At 09:40 AM 12/9...
• Re: 55 to 65 mpg in a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 23:12:39 -0500
  ...if the actual mileage is 5 mpg @ 100 mph, 14 mpg @ 80 mph, and 18 mpg @ 55 mph, the respective numerical values of 1...
• Re: What's your relative MPG?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 7 Jan 2009 23:00:08 -0800
  30 is my relative MPG On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > This is more for...
• Re: [syncro.org] MPG and Decoupler (was Belly pans for speed /mpg)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 19 May 2008 08:09:34 -0700
  ...Fuel economy varied greatly with speed, 19 mpg (at 110 kph (68 mph)), then 22 mpg then 24 mpg to 30 mpg as I...
• Re: Vanagon gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 22 Dec 2003 22:54:59 -0800
  Hi All, My two GL's both get 20 MPG. Things I have found: car top carrier: 17 MPG, out of range on tune...
• Re: Normal mpg? - better than real?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:25:59 -0700
  ...15 mpg city, 17 mpg > highway. > 1985 Vanagon 2WD, 1.9L, manual: 16 mpg city, 18 mpg > highway. > or (depending one which ratings you...
• Re: 55 to 65 mpg in a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:17:45 -0500
  On Thu, 9 Dec 2004 23:31:41 -0600, Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET> wrote: >I'm sure they get those mpg numbers making...
• Re: 55 to 65 mpg in a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 08:49:12 -0800
  ...Now 9 months later you say you were finally able to verify 39 mpg on a recent trip. What MPG did you get during...
• Government MPG ratings site
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:32:16 -0500
  The government revised their MPG ratings, and they actually have a site which provides the MPG for just about every vehicle sold in the...
• Re: MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:28:19 -0700
  on 3/30/06 1:17 PM, Joy Hecht at jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU wrote: > 18 mpg highways sounds pretty normal to me. ................ > :::Subject...
• Re: 55 to 65 mpg in a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 22:14:15 -0500
  ...for example, suppose somebody claimed 55 mpg for a 1.9 l gas vanagon. well, i know 18 mpg is reasonable, and happen to...
• Re: 55 to 65 mpg in a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 08:29:33 -0700
  Entity Paul & Becky Oliver spoke thus: > I saw a vanagon on ebay that the owner claims gets 55 to 65 mpg. It has a...
• Re: FS diesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Steven Broomhead
  Sun, 17 May 1998 20:25:35 -0500
  ...In short, no matter what my driving habits ove rthe course of a year my mpg averaged 25 MPG +/- 1 MPG. . Mark Rokus wrote...
• Re: Belly Pans for speed or MPG
  Historical mailing list - uncajoel
  Sun, 18 May 2008 07:49:15 -0500
  ...3200 rpm = 52.3mph = 21.9 mpg = 2.4 gallons/hour = 348.4 miles/tank 3400 rpm = 55.6mph = 22.3 mpg = 2.5...
• Re: www.fueleconomy.gov
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 2 Sep 2004 21:37:50 -0400
  ...MPG (city) 14 MPG (highway) 16 Hey, I feel better now. I don't think I have ever gotten mpg that low. Edward
• Re: does gas tank leak mean loss in mpg?
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 15:47:51 -0700
  ...does gas tank leak mean loss in mpg? > >> >> *does gas tank leak mean loss in mpg* >>
• Re: average mpg of the 2.1 L w/automatic
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 09:17:13 EST
  ...I usually get 18 mpg around town and once I even got 22 mpg on a highway run between NJ and Washington DC. Usually...
• Re: Nova Scotia to Michigan: trip report
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 19 May 2008 09:22:49 -0700
  ...Fuel economy > varied greatly with speed, 19 mpg (at 110 kph (68 mph)), then 22 mpg then 24 > mpg to 30 mpg as I...
• Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 09:25:17 -0700
  ...First trip, 20 mpg. Then 14 mpg next tank, then 17.5 mpg around town with AC going, now 12 mpg. I thought that...
• Re: New Engine Gas Mileage Report
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:23:06 -0700
  ...The GoWesty engine is down around 17.3 mpg when I'm hauling stuff around town. It routinely gets 19-20 mpg near sea...
• 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: 55 to 65 mpg in a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:03:20 -0500
  ...It has >>> >>> >a > > >>>diesel engine? Is this possible? >>> >>> >>No. >>I get 39 MPG and they call me a liar. If got 65 MPG I...
• MPG
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 10:52:53 -0600
  Regarding mpg issues, there are other factors that affect my mpg. One is that when I'm at higher elevations during the summer, I...
• Re: Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 11:25:57 -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...
• 1.9 Turbo Diesel and 2.0 Gas Fuel Economy Stats
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 20:48:25 -0700
  ...6 MPG (US) 22.4 MPG (US) Chiliwack > Van > Chiliwack 25.5 MPG (US) 22.8 MPG (US) Chiliwack > Quesnel 22.8 MPG (US...
• Re: thread on underpowered?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 20 Apr 94 20:22:10 PDT
  ...I average 18-19 mpg all around. 22 mpg on the highway and 16 - 17 city. I'd like to have the mpg computer...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:02:53 -0600
  On Apr 21, 2008, at 1:56 PM, Mike Collum wrote: > Well, I really do get 21 mpg with my '85 1.9 Westy...
• Engine Conversion and MPG
  Historical mailing list - David Ricketts
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 14:14:11 -0400
  I was a little surprised to hear some of the MPG quoted with engine mods and conversions. I believe one person said he had...
• Re: 55 to 65 mpg in a diesel vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 9 Dec 2004 10:39:16 -0500
  ...BUT in 1986 the golf diesel was getting 47 MPG from the factory. That's with the average driver. I've got 25 mpg...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 26 Aug 2003 19:02:28 -0400
  On Tue, 26 Aug 2003, Mike Miller wrote: > First trip, 20 mpg. Then 14 mpg next tank, then 17.5 mpg around town with...
• Re: Carbs & MPG report
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 15:46:10 -0400
  ...12.6 L/100 km = about 19 MPG > > City: 13.5 L/100km = about 18 MPG > > Highway: 11.1 L/100 = about 21 MPG...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:56:58 -0400
  Well, I really do get 21 mpg with my '85 1.9 Westy (certainly not the same as a 2.1 syncro) running at...
• Re: Government MPG ratings site - updated link
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 09:00:48 -0500
  ...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: Diesel Westy how many mpg
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 15:53:35 -0600
  > I was wondering what the Diesel Westy's mpg would be. Not turbo. > Anyone? > Zoltan Around 26 mpg driving the speed limits (55-65mph...
• Re: Engine Conversion MPG Question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 25 Apr 2004 23:36:12 -0400
  just check my MPG !!!! this is great 23.4 MPG!!!!! I love it..... this is exactly why I built it the way I did...
• Re: thread on underpowered?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 16 Apr 94 09:32:20 CDT
  ...only trouble is, it's 'instantaneous' mpg, not average for the whole tank. best single tank average i ever got was 23 mpg, and...
• Re: Gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 11:00:49 +0000
  ...At best, my bus gets about 29 mpg, at worst 18 mpg. -- Mark A. Williamson Denver, CO 88 Wolfsburg Weekender (135K)
• Re: Mileage report with 16" tires
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:27:50 -0700
  On Aug 14, 2010, at 12:55 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote: > To what do you attribute this remarkable mileage (23.24 mpg U.S...
• Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:32:45 -0500
  ...47 MPG during my Atlanta commute. 52 MPG at a steady 60 mph. 47 MPG at a steady 70 mph. 40 MPG at a...
• mpg?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 19:11:18 -0700
  What kind of gas mileage do you folks get? We're getting 13 to 15 mpg in town and on average 20 mpg on...
• Re: Diesel Westy how many mpg
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 22 Jul 2006 06:41:28 -0700
  26.23 mpg over the past 37,000 miles. 1.9 NA in an '82 Westy w/ DK trans. Jim On Jul 21, 2006...
• mileage? I'll give you mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Thu, 04 Apr 1996 10:27:48 -0700
  As of this morning's fill-up, the Gerbil got 25.17 mpg (US). It's a '66 camper conversion (Sun-something), with a...
• Re: What's your relative MPG?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 8 Jan 2009 14:01:00 -0800
  ...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: mpg?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 23 Apr 1997 15:20:46 EDT
  << What kind of gas mileage do you folks get? We're getting 13 to 15 mpg in town and on average 20 mpg on...
• MPG in the Bostig Conversion ?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:51:42 +0000
  It looks a bit pricey, but Nice !!! 13K for a turbo equipped conversion? ( & that's DIY !! ;o) How many MPG are those of you...
• Re: MPH and MPG
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 29 May 1997 21:20:31 -0500
  ...Here, being North of Philadelphia, the oxygenated gas in use during winter will drop mileage by 2 mpg. I always figured the main influence...
• Re: 1986 Vanagon GL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Wed, 4 May 2005 09:46:31 -0700
  ...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: Diesel Westy how many mpg
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:50:58 -0400
  i have heard of people getting 28-30 mpg for non westy diesels, but have never owned one so can't confirm that. i...
• Re: 2.1l to TDI conversion
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 15:19:47 -0800
  David Marshall wrote: > > 25 MPG and more HP is achievable with a 2.0L gasoline motor for much less > money and technical challanges than...
• Re: MPH and MPG
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Thu, 29 May 1997 17:44:22 -0800 (AKDT)
  ...On the way home we got 24 mpg, the best ever, even with the boat on the roof at 60-65 mph. That flies...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:39:24 -0500
  My last few roadtrips I've been getting 23.5 mpg Imperial going east to west, and 24.5 west to east., also in...
• Re: Better MPG - wheels and tires ?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:10:27 -0700
  ...My '89 Carat is the easiest rolling Vanagon I've driven, and it delivers a consistent 21-22 mpg (US) @ 65mph. Best ever when...
• Re: fuel mileage
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Robinson
  Thu, 03 Nov 94 20:56:20 PST
  On my last trip...Pullman, WA to Butte Montana with 3 friends 25 MPG on the way there ( "Backroads" route) 23 MPG on the...
• Re: Mileage ?
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Tue, 28 Dec 1999 20:30:55 PST
  The highest highway mileage I've gotten on my '91 Syncro Westy is 18 mpg. Tony > >Driving a 91 Carat Vanagon since May 99...