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Subject:Re: Increasing fuel economy/decreasing con$umption
From:Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
Date:Fri, 23 May 2008 12:14:05 -0500

Bravo!

I've always thought that the "sweet spot" in a vanagon is around 55
mph. The handling, fuel consumption, road and wind noise, and just
over all quality of the driving experience are much better at the
lower speed in a vanagon, IMHO.

-Jarrett

On May 23, 2008, at 11:19 AM, Don Hanson wrote:

>
>  So I reduced my highway/freeway speeds down to 55 max for these
> past two
> tanks and my fuel consumption dropped, as we discussed onlist last
> week.  I
> got another 1.5 mpg on both tanks at the lower speed. (one free trip
> into
> town, per tank)  Thinking about it, I've decided to revise my
> driving to the
> lower speed/fuel consumption.

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