It's a 1.6TD. Mileage when not driving mountain passes at more normal speeds
(80-90km/h) is usually around 31mpg imperial.

On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 12:55 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> ---- Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > Just got back home and did a quick mileage calculation based on a 2000km
> > trip with new BFG AT 215/70R16 tires. GPS shows odometer is now out by
> -8%,
> > whereas before it was out by +1% with 19575R14 tires at front. This
> agrees
> > with a 9% difference between tire specs. Here are the numbers, adjusted
> for
> > tires:
> >
> > Avg: 27.9 MPG imperial, 10.1 liters/100km
> >
> > While this is much lower than my average mileage with stock tires, it is
> > typical of mileage seen over similar terrain at similar speeds.
>
> To what do you attribute this remarkable mileage (23.24 mpg U.S., compared
> to about 19 - 20 mpg U.S. for most vanagons on highway).  Is your vehicle a
> camper?  What engine, stock or a conversion?  What transmission? I would
> dearly love to get that kind of mileage with my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL
> Campmobile with 2.1 waterboxer, manual transmission, of course.
>
> DMc
>

--
Shawn Wright