18-22 mpg highway use unless winds are high, then 16-17.  Best at high altitudes, and best at 60 mph.  2.1 waterboxer, manual, camper, 1991.  mcneely
---- Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET> wrote:
> I don't know how much this will help, since I have a bostig conversion...
>
> But I routinely get ~ 15mpg local roads and 19mpg highway miles. I've
> been told that I'm on the low end of fuel economy and that should be
> 19mpg - 21mpg.
>
> Even before I made the switch my mileage never got about 19mpg in my
> 2.1L water cooled.
>
> I'd love to see actual data on the 25mpg people. I hear of them but it
> seems more like a pipe dream to me.
>
> Cheers,
> Harry
>
>
> On 11/23/2012 07:06 PM, J B wrote:
> > We just got back from our trip to San Jose. Was planning on going to a pre-Thanksgiving meet organized by VWCamperFamily which was close by but unfortunately couldn't make it - maybe next year.
> >
> > Anyway, I had a question as to fuel economy and what I should be getting.  I have read anywhere from 18-25mpg is normal for the air-cooled campers but the best I can get is in the low 17's. This trip got 14.2 with one tank and that was mostly highway at 55-60mph, and the best only 15.5mpg. (81 air-cooled westy)
> >
> > Also updated my blog, please feel free to take a look
> > http://1981vwcamper.blogspot.com/
> >

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David McNeely