There are... 1.20 US (and Californian) gallons in one Imperial (Laso
Irish) gallon.
18 x 1.2 = 21.6. Other factors may be the speeds you drive at there. We
all know (at least those of us in CA) that it's easy to get carried away
out here in the Golden State. Perhaps the pace of life in Ireland is a
bit slower?

tim o'brien

Peter Cassidy wrote:
>
> >Yes, it's too bad.  Maybe once the gas will reach $4 a gallon folks will
> >take to what is good, economical, fun transportation.  For now, we deal with
> >SUVs.  It's what sells. Darn.
>
> Hmph! Try $5 a gallon (tho' the gallon is slightly larger).   8-(
>
> Now, here's something I'm finding *very* hard to explain.
>
>      - I have a US (Cal-spec) stock '88 Vanagon Wolfsburg Ed.
>      - I add the MSDS custom air intake and filter. No big deal.
>      - This van gets me 16-18 MPG on mixed urban / freeway driving
>        in Sacramento, CA. Approximately 185 miles per tankful.
>      - I take this exact vehicle & ship it to Ireland where I'm
>        now getting 25 MPG or a range of 250+ miles on a full
>        tank of gas for mixed rural / urban driving.
>      - No modifications have been made to the vehicle - it's the
>        same as it was in the US.
>      - Just *what* is going on here??!!!
>
> Regards,
>
> Pete C
>
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