>Old fords didn't average good mileage anyway...I had an full size 87 ford
>econonline 1/2 ton high top conversion powered by a 5.0 litre multi
>FI...four speed automatic and average 11 mpg on the highway at 70 mph...at
>55 mph increased to 14 mpg and underpowered...however my fullsize 93 GMC
3/4
>ton high top conversion 5.7 litre throttle body FI, four speed automatic
got
>18mpg at 70 mph with the a/c on and all the hardware and comfort. So if
>there are those out there that are convinced that the westy vanagons are
>overweighted vehicles and thats why the mileage sucks I would have to say
>with my experience... lets face it those air cooled/wasserboxes were not
>best design engines.  Does anyone want to take a shot at  the curb weight
of
>the GMC... it was a Mark III conversion.
>Andy
>Wild Wild Westy
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Date: Saturday, January 15, 2000 7:29 AM
>Subject: Re: average mpg of the 2.1 L w/automatic
>
>
>>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
>>>
>
>