SStones wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 13 Jan 1997 HelFle8953@aol.com wrote:
> 
> -> there is something special about your Vans.  Even non-Westy non-synchro
> -> Vans don't get 23mpg.
> 
> ->85 Westy (145K)
> 
> Ummm...
> My "special" van (85, Standard tranny, non-westy, non-synchro) averages at
> 22 mpg highway...  I can imagine 23 being possible if the speed is kept
> right at 60 MPH.
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> SStones,        Toronto Ont.
> <sstones@idirect.com>

I kept my '85 gl std at 53 mph (3000 rpm) over most of a 300 mile trip.  
The vehicle was loaded to the top with my moving-back-to-college-stuff.  
I got 27.? mpg on that tank...
It seems that my gas milage is higher on long trips when the van is 
loaded (more momentum...)
I generally average 21.5 now that I have converted it into a camper...

Mark
'85 retrowesty "Duckmobile"