Wind and elevation both make a significant difference for my '91 VW
Vanagon GL Campmobile 4-speed manual.  I tend to drive around 60 mph.
On interstates, maybe 65 mph max.  Lowest gas mileage is around 18 mpg
on interstates with wind.  Goes up to a bit over 23 mpg at higher
elevations, calm, two lane roads without traffic.  Varies between,
averaged 20.56 mpg this summer on 5K mile trip out west.  Dave Mc

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Jack R. wrote:

> I get about 21mpg with my 2.1L on my 4 speed manual Westy... if I keep
> it at
> or below 65mph.  At 70 it drops to 19mpg, at 75 it drops to 17mpg...
> push 80
> and forgetaboutit!
>
> Jack R.
> 84 Westy Wolfy, with a 2.1L from a 91 syncro, only 50k orig. miles on
> the
> motor, running Elf/Total 10w50 racing oil.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Mike Miller
> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 7:54 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: New Engine Gas Mileage Report
>
> I wish. 17 on the highway, syncro westy
>
>
> On 10/20/09 3:03 PM, "Robert Stewart"  wrote:
>
>> So I just got done with my 1st 1,000 miles on my 2.1L auto 1988
>> Wolfsburg.
>>
>> Before the rebuild I would be average on a full tank down to nothing
>> 200 miles per tank, note that this with with poor compression on 2
>> heads.
>>
>> With the rebuild now I am seeing 320 miles! I just filled the tank
>> with 14 gallons of gas which means I am getting close to 22.8MPG.
>> Which seems amazing.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me if this is normal or above average?
>>
>> Robert
>> NY