> I'm envious of those that get higher gas mileage. I have a 1989 vanagon GL
> camper and just today calculated my MPG to be 13.4 and that seems low
> compared to the rest of you. I typically take short trips and when I go
> freeway driving I drive at 70 to 80 MPH in the flow of California traffic.
> For highway only traffic I get about 17 MPG.
>
> William

     william: my '82 westy gets about the same in the city, with lots of
stop-and-go which chugalugs the stuff getting that heavy body up to speed*.
about 21-22 on freeway if stick around 65 mph. mileage goes down
dramatically if push it much beyond that. art mcginn, san fran

* ask joel walker about the instrument he has or had which demonstrates
this.