You need to adjust your figures, due to the reduced mud accumulation on the
Vanagon.  The weight of the Vanagon would not increase thus providing better
fuel economy then a muddy Vanagon without mudflaps!

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Randal Jett
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 9:44 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Mudflaps for 84 Westy -- uses more gas?

According to my back-of-an-envelope calculations, installing�mudflaps on the
other�three wheels will increase airstream drag and lower�MPG to the tune of
about 0.26 which works out to about�$1.12 for every�100 miles.� When we get
to $5 per gallon, you can up that estimate by another twenty cents.� And, in
headwinds the drag coefficient increases exponentially.� Conversely, if you
can manage to drive in tailwinds only, then the variable mudflap cost
approaches zero.� So....., how much do mudflaps really cost?
Come to think of it, I'm going to�yank off�my driver's side mudflap right
now!
(a little humor for a Saturday)� ;-)

----- Original Message ----
From: "JordanVw@AOL.COM" <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 1:37:22 AM
Subject: Re: Mudflaps for 84 Westy

In a message dated 5/30/08 10:57:42 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

> I have been looking for mudflaps that will match the "ONE" on the driver
> side.� It appears that there never was mudflaps on any of the other normal
> places.� The one on my van is not right at the edge of the wheel well.� It
is
> mounted to the side of the vehicle right next to the hole for the jack.�
It
> appears that it had a flap riveted in there before but has since
disappeared.
> ANyone else have this funky mudflap?� I was looking at the flaps on
gowesty but
> they do not look like the one on the driver side of my van.=

what your seeing is the remains of the factory mudflap.� all westys just had
one mudflap right in front of the LP tank to protect it from debris.
there were no other mudlfaps on the other wheels.

chris

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