or put a canoe on top, always got better mileage on summer trips with
18 foot cedar canvas canoe on top.

alistair

On 20-Jul-10, at 4:40 PM, Mike Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

Or pull a small trailer. I get 2mpg better highway fuel efficiency in my
84 Westy when the Westralia is hooked up.

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Rocky J Squirrel

Mike wrote:
> The most dramatic improvement that I've found on my '87 Westy
> automatic was
> measured at a constant 75 mph highway driving, versus 65 mph,
> versus 55
> mph.
> 3 to 5 mpg gain!
>  Enjoy the scenery by driving slower on longer trips!
>
>  Mike B