On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 5:50 AM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:

> . My fuel mileage was shocking-around 10mpg.  My mileage jumped to around
> 16.5. Don't know which contributed the most to the increase, the lower
> speeds or not having the crap on the roof, but that's the way I'm traveling
> from now on at $4.00+ per gallon gas.      Jeff

even with these loads, these mileages are too low. Something is wrong. Is it
a syncro? I just drove my 2WD Westy completely loaded, plus rooftop box,
plus folding canoe bag in the luggage rack which sticks up about a foot
across the van half across th country at about 75mph. I got 17.5 GPS
verified mpg. Now I admit I have a subie engine, but it doesnt make that
much of a difference in mpg.

On the note of people saying to put a rack on the back and not on the top -
maybe, but it still takes fuel. I had a Eurovan Diesel for years, and if i
would put an empty bike rack on the rear hatch I wold loose 10% mileage.
Florian