the 1.9 with AT likely will get a bit better fuel mileage than 2.1 with AT.
I'd expect 17.5/18 or so on the highway.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: Standard to Automatic...Yes !!

>I dunno about 13-14 mpg in town. That seems quite low.
>
> I have a 1.9 with an AT. I don't put a lot of miles on it in the normal
> course of events, but they are all city miles unless I'm on a trip.
> Don't expect to be on one by the time the tank needs refilling, I'll
> post my city driving mileage when I fill it.
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 11:06 -0700, Don Hanson wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 7:44 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > 13-14 in town????? Holy cow!!! Plus the added strain on the braking
>> > system,
>> > plus the higher revs on the engine. I guess that's the price you pay
>> > for
>> > convenience.
>> >
>> > Chris.
>> >
>> > Wysłane z iPhone'a
>> >
>> >
>>   Yeah, Sheesh!
>>
>>   So at Today's Gas prices.. Lessee.....say $3.50 per gallon
>>
>>    I always get 23mpg with my 5sp inline VW gasser.  Some with WBx manual
>> trannys claim similar mpg.    I'd be losing 10 miles per gallon if I
>> swapped
>> it to an automatic.
>>
>>    I can go appx 350 miles on a tankful if I do the shifting myself.
>> With
>> an auto, I would get just  ~ 210 miles on a full tank..
>>
>>   So I would be filling up 150 miles sooner every tankful,  to save
>> myself
>> shifting.   I'd need another 11.5 gallons to reach that 350 mile point
>> I'd
>> be at if I were driving a manual tranny vannie.  11.5 gallons more would
>> cost me an additional  $40.30 cents to go the same distance...
>>
>>   Forty extra bucks per tank?   Worthwhile expense?
>>
>>   I drive about 20k miles per year in my van.  If I swapped over to auto
>> and
>> got the 13mpg.....I'd be spending an extra $2380 per year!  Wow!  Doing
>> the
>> numbers is an eye-opener.  I only spend about that, total..gas AND
>> expenses
>> (~$2000) for 2 months of travel and camping in the desert SW during the
>> winters...
>>
>>   That seems a bit expensive. I guess I'll shift for myself.
>>
>> Plus, there are only 3 stop signs between where I live and my local city,
>> which I visit, but where I do not live and commute.
>>
>>   Don Hanson