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Subject:Re: better gas mileage
From:Mike Miller
Date:Thu, 15 May 2008 22:50:23 -0700

I went from an indicated 70 mph to an indicated 65 mph and got about 1/2 mpg
better. Actually speeds are about 4 mph less.

Mike
86 country homes syncro

On 5/15/08 7:20 PM, "Trooz" <trooz@ROADRUNNER.COM> wrote:

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
>> On Behalf Of Maggie Dew
>> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 7:05 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: better gas mileage
>>
>> I always knew I got better gas mileage in my Vanagon (LVC)
>> from slowing
>> down, but here are some stats from Sierra Club:
>>
>>
> Yep.  When I can drive 55 mph I can pretty much count on 20 mpg, and that's
> with an AT.
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