In my 86 2.1 Auto I get 18 at best.  On the hwy I try to stay under
60 and that helps.  recent "mix" tank was 15.9, on a trip that was a
lot of mtn driving, mostly not on interstates, it was 17.1, 17.2, 17.4, 17.6.

Edward

At 05:58 PM 7/20/2010, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>I have a 91 GL Auto with approx 188K miles.  I tracked a recent tank from
>empty to empty again.  I put in 14.4 gallons and got 218 miles out of it.
>This equates to only 15.14 mpg.  A/C was off majority of time. This sucks
>worse than I thought.  These are a mix of highway and city miles.  Can I get
>some suggestions on improving this, please?
>  Michael in San Antonio
>P.S. No engine conversion suggestions, please.  Thanks in advance.
>91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
>73 Beetle