2001 Beetle TDI, 5 speed manual. 47 MPG during my Atlanta commute. 52 MPG at a steady 60 mph. 47 MPG at a steady 70 mph. 40 MPG at a steady 80 mph. 

Those figures are safely 50% or higher than a gas New Beetle of similar vintage. 

Chris.

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Dnia Jan 22, 2012 o godz. 16:36 Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> napisał(a):

> Now that's a good "apples to apples" diesel verses gas comparison.
> 
> Another one is with Mercedes S class, of which I've owned several. A 1986
> 420SEL is rated 15 MPG in town, 18 MPG Highway and also burns premium gas
> only. My same year, same body 300SDL diesel got 22 MPG city and 25 MPG
> highway.
> 
> I would expect the same mileage ratio in a diesel verses gas Vanagon and is
> something to consider when doing a conversion.
> 
> Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> ralph meyermann
> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 1:47 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Vanagon? Really? Gasoline vs. Diesel-again.
> 
> We once had Identical f350 dialogs other than 460ci gasser and the other
> 7.3L powerstroke empty the gasser got 12-13 mpg the diesel 16mpg avg of both
> with the same load the gasser dropped to 6 mpg and needed downshifting on a
> long hill the diesel was getting 12mpg and not needing to downshift on the
> same hill there are advantages of a turbo diesel,not as much of mpg loss
> with  heavier loads and less downshifts!!
> 
> Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy
> 
> On Jan 22, 2012 1:11 PM, "Mike Riley" <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote:
> 
> this is mostly due to one man  BOB LUTZ !
> when  vw held the highest residual value of any car  make due to the tdi,
> he gave a long  speech on why diesels  would not  be viable  here. These
> CEO's with their  outdated "visions"  are screwing it up for everybody.
> mike
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