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Subject:Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
From:Robert Fisher
Date:Mon, 4 Apr 2011 15:28:08 -0700

I'm guessing you don't need somebody to tell you there's something very
wrong there.
In my '87 pass van I get about the same on the hwy vs. in town; I drive
close to 70 on the hwy and like an old grandmother locally . Even with my
wife driving most of the in-town miles it stays around 17. We typically have
over 650 lbs. of ppl in the van.

Cya,
Robert.
On Apr 4, 2011 3:18 PM, "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
wrote:
> As promised, I'd check my in-town gas mileage when I filled up the tank
> again and report back.
>
> I don't normally check fuel consumption except when on camping trips,
> those are highway miles. I get about 18 to 21 mpg depending. My in-town
> mileage is considerably worse and I have a light foot. Got 12 mpg on
> this last tank.
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
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