Just ended a 4,800 mile trip up the Cal-Ore-Wash coasts up U.S. 101 fro=
m
  San Francisco to Prince Ruppert, British Columbia (ferried to PR from
  northern tip of Vancouver Island), then back through Jasper and Banfff,=

  B.C.; Diamond Lake, Wash.; Spokane, Wash; Bend, Ore., Crater Lake
  National Park., Ore., and back down I-5 to Le Cite in '82 Vanagon rigge=
d
  for camping with later-model Weekender sleeper, and pleased to report i=
t
  ran absolutely flawlessly all the way, getting 18-21 mpg on 87 octane
  regular on everything from firest service gravel roads to 70 mph freewa=
ys
  where it cruised effortlessly with the big boys. Vanagon and breadloaf
  Westies were relatively common coming and going. Air-cooled is truly
  cool.  Cheers, Art
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