I forgot to add that mine's a manual - but yes, lots of steep hills around
here.  I'd be interested in what kinds of mileage other folks get on short
city drives - i.e. do I have to take her in to find out what on earth is
wrong, or not?

Joy

On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Paul Guzyk <paullist08@guzyk.com> wrote:

> I've seen 12-14 in town if you drive short distances and go up a lot of
> hills, especially with automatics.
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From:         Danny <bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM>
> Reply-To:     Danny <bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM>
> Date:          Mon, 25 May 2009 08:27:51 -0700
>
> >I get 13.5 mpg city and 15 highway, my van weighs 4800 pounds (westy) its
> a 1.9 L with 4000 miles since rebuild
> >
> >
> >Danny
> >'84 Westy (Vanny)
> >
> >
> >--- On Mon, 5/25/09, Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU> wrote:
> >
> >
> >From: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
> >Subject: gas mileage city vs. highway
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Date: Monday, May 25, 2009, 1:34 AM
> >
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I'm getting exceptionally bad gas mileage on my van of late.  I'm not sure
> >if something is wrong with it, or if it's because I have ONLY done short
> >urban trips in the past few months - never more than maximum five miles,
> and
> >more often only two or three, and always on streets with lights and stuff.
> >
> >Has anyone ever tracked what their gas mileage is under those conditions
> vs.
> >under highway conditions?  I'd expect it to be worse than highway driving,
> >but not as much worse as it seems to be.  I seem to be getting around 12
> mpg
> >- compared with 17 or 18 as a rule on highway driving.
> >
> >
> >
> >Joy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>