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Subject:The fuel of choice of the world?
From:Robert Keezer
Date:Thu, 8 Sep 2005 00:43:40 -0700

Ok- SO everyone is saying they want a Diesel -in
your Vanagon.

Diesel sells in the Seattle area for $3.12 a
gallon right now.

I use regular gas @ 2.72 a gallon.

I get about 24 mpg if I drive under 60 mph.

Your Diesel Vanagon gets 30 mpg, or about a range
of 480 miles per tank.

My gas Vanagon gets 384 miles per tank at 55 mph.

My full tank of 16 gallons costs $43.52.

Diesel tankful costs $49.92

Diesel saves $6.40 and gives about 48 extra miles
for that cost.

If I fill a gerry can with $6.40 in gas, I can
extend my range to 432 miles.

SO even at the price 0f $3.12 a gallon, you still
can get an extra 48 miles over the gas .

48 miles , $6.40 in savings , each tank.

$50.00 a tank- sounds cheap , doesn't it?

When I got my Vanagon in 1995 it cost only $17.00
to fill the tank.

How do they afford it? The world , that is?

Robert

1982 Westfalia

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