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Subject:Re: MPG Question
From:bueses
Date:Thu, 30 Mar 2006 13:28:19 -0700

on 3/30/06 1:17 PM, Joy Hecht at jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU wrote:

> 18 mpg highways sounds pretty normal to me.
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> :::Subject: MPG Question
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> :::My '84 Westy has lousy fuel economy--right now it's getting around 12 mpg
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> :::Is this normal Vanagon mileage or is there something else I should check?

My 84 Westy w/ stock 1.9 also gets 18-19 mpg on the highway w/ normal
speeds.  Maybe 16-18 around town in the winter.

FWIW,

Tom-have we talked about tires yet today?