The winner, it had to be a woman - good for her, I think I've got near to
that but never 71!

Clive
'88 Syncro

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Marshall" <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 3:10 AM
Subject: Re: how much have you filled your gas tank??

> We just returned from Vancouver on our Syncros - my wife is an expert in
> filling the Syncro fuel tank right to the top - this is an amazing feat
> considering it is foamy Diesel fuel.  The Syncro, right to the neck holds
a
> little over 71L from a bone dry empty tank.
>
> David Marshall
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Joachim Beek
> Sent: August 16, 2002 10:55 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: how much have you filled your gas tank??
>
>
> Just filled up and got 15.416 gallons into the tank, without even trying
to
> squeeze every last drop in.  Now either the tanks aren't 15 gallons big,
or
> the gas station's meters are off...
> Joachim
>
>
> Joachim and Belinda and our fuzzballs Hobi, Lucky, and Leander,
> ...and our bridgekid Griffin, in Houston, TX
> beekj@ghg.net
>
>     Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know
>     evil or jealousy or discontent.  To sit with a
>     dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to
>     be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not
>     boring--it was peace.    Milan Kundera
>