David wrote:

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>This trip was also the maiden voyage for my 1985 GTI engine that I
>installed the week before.  Totally flawless!  On the prairies we drove a
>constant 4000RPM in 4th gear which is aprox 120km/h, the van weighted
>2200kg and we averaged 13L/100km.  In BC we drove a constant 3300RPM which
>aprox 100km/h and turned in a respectable 11L/100km.

As a point of comparison, my 1800 digifant makes around 9.2 l/100km this
time of year, higher fuel consumption in winter and with a heavy camping
load+canoe.

Range in other units: 29.8 miles/imperial gal -> 24.14 mpg.

>One thing that did bother me is the price of fuel.  Prices in BC jumped to
>55.9 per L, AB is 52.9 per L and SK is 60.9 per L.  We took two 25L Gerry
>cans with us to stock up on the "cheap" AB fuel.

I know that it seems tempting to carry "cheap" gas along with you on a
trip, but with these price differentials is it really worth it?

B.C. gas:       0.559 $/l = $27.95 per 50 litre gerry cans
Alberta gas:    0.529 $/l = $26.45 per 50 litre gerry cans
Sask gas:       0.609 $/l = $30.45 per 50 litre gerry cans

Difference between Alberta and Sask gas gives you a whopping savings of $2.50.
How much do gerry cans (not to mention mounting brackets) cost and how many
gerry can fillups to make it pay?

Its a different thing if you are using them to increase range, but to"save
money??

Alistair