Sweet!

I did 20 mpg cruising around Atlanta at 60-65 mph... not bad for a wheezy
1.9L, eh?  But 36 mpg... that is AWESOME for a Vanagon!

Chris.

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 8:55 AM, Mark Thoma <mpthoma2003@yahoo.com> wrote:

> hey everybody,
> for what it's worth.  drove back from rockford to springfield, il last
> night.  i've driven the same trip many times and know my 1.9td van gets
> 27mpg at 65mph.  this time i drove at 55mph just to check mpg.  conditions:
> cool, dry, no wind.  to drive the slower speed i only needed 2.5-3 pounds of
> boost compared with 6 pounds of boost to run at 65mph.  the engine is
> intercooled and i'm running 15in wheels, with an air cooled trans.  filling
> up as i got on the interstate and then again as soon as i arrived in
> springpatch i was astounded to discover the van had covered the 200 miles on
> 5.5 gallons of diesel fuel.  in other words 36mpg!!!!!!!!!
> i don't believe it either but thought i'd throw it out there for public
> consumption.
> thoma
>