From:    Blue Eyes <lvlearn@MCI2000.COM>

> Robert who may live near where Alice entered Wonderland in
> Kansas Tennessee, but we aren't sure whether above or below
> the entrance, said,
> "I see NO reason we couldn't get along
> in our Vanagons just fine with 15-20HP."

Using the drag and efficiency figures for the 1.6l Diesel
and calculating mpg for driving at a constant 30mph you get
an astonishing 60mpg! For comparison if you drive flat out
don't expect more than 20mpg. I'd always been curious to see
how close to the 60 mpg figure one can get in reality.

Someone with a Vanagon Diesel living near a long flat stretch of
road that's willing to try? Like maybe I95 from NC to FLA?

> A few years ago Mechanics Illustrated, I think it was, had a
> rather nice appearing build-it-yourself car with kit plans
> which used a 3 cylinder Kubota diesel and got something like
> 130 mpg.   Perhaps there's an opportunity for you in this.
> If you want,

I've got a link to the "centurion 128mpg Diesel car (building
descriptions) on my links page. Also some other efficiency related
stuff:

        http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/vw/misc/links.html

/Martin
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Westy 1.9l Turbo Diesel
Quantum 1.6l Turbo Diesel

Martin Jagersand                 email: jag@cs.yale.edu
Computer Science Department             jag@cs.rochester.edu
Yale University

        Slow down and visit the VW diesel Westy page:
          WWW: http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/vw
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