I dunno.. I average 18-20 on highways for camping trips (Westy), and I usually run around 14 or so in the city. I don't know that there's obviously something wrong. My city driving typically includes lots of hills, as I assume Mr. Squirrel's does (living in Bend).

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Robert Fisher
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 3:28 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT

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
> '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) 
> Bend, OR KG6RCR