Interesting stats, Larry.

Looks like gas is still pretty expensive down in your neck of the woods!
Around here it's $2.15.  In Pennsylvania the cheapest I saw in a recent tour
of the northeast was $1.98.

Your gas mileage isn't too cheery either!  Though I've gotten way spoiled -
my recent tour of the northeast was in my Prius, average gas mileage around
48 mpg.  Why don't they make hybrid vanagons??!!?

On the other hand, I hit snow and sleet and salt on my tour, while you got
nice warm weather and probably lots of sunshine!  :-)

Joy

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Joy Hecht
and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

For musings about life and the vanadventures:
http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy

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inal Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Larry Chase
:::Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 11:51 AM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Mini Trip Report / Tucson to Death Valley
:::
:::Volks,
:::
:::Recently I was fortunate enough to be able to attend Jim Davis's Syncro
:::Safari 2005 in Death valley, CA.
:::
:::Great trip and had a blast.
:::
:::11 days/ 10 nights
:::3 Hot Springs
:::Great Free Thanksgiving Dinner served at Panamint Springs
:::Great Event Potluck
:::Great People and fireside conversation
:::Great vehicles to ogle
:::Elevations from -200ft to +9,000 ft.
:::Lots of Dirt and lots and lots of nasty washboard.
:::No Mechanical problems
:::A few minor cosmetic problems ... Mostly due to too much testosterone on
:::washboard or trails.
:::Rear AC Cabinet kept coming loose
:::Crunched one LP tank rock shield
:::Passenger Power Window stopped working after terrible grinding sound.
:::
:::Gas             Gal             Cost Per        Miles           MPG
:::                                Gal
:::$434.26 153.21  $2.87           1,988           13.70
:::
:::Vehicle
:::1990 Syncro Westy
:::2.1L AVP Rebuild
:::
:::Lots of head and cross winds to the event
:::Calm weather on the return
:::Temps, Mid 70's - low 80's daytime, Low 50's nighttime
:::
:::good road,
:::good adventure,
:::good life,
:::
:::larry chase
:::
:::www.roadhaus.com