Some people lie.  My old ford van, stripped and with a six cylinder and
manual tranny, got 14 - 17 mpg.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Demarest" <Dldemarest@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2000 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: average mpg of the 2.1 L w/automatic

> I also met some folks driving a big Ford van.  They had 5 people, all
their
> stuff, 5 kayaks on top and the van was wide enough for a 6' bed.  They had
a
> V8 engine and said they got 22 mpg.  What's the deal with vanagon gas
mileage?
>
> Doug
>