Date:         Sun, 27 Feb 2000 11:00:20 -0500
Reply-To:     ed <edevinney@BIGFOOT.COM>
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From:         ed <edevinney@BIGFOOT.COM>
Organization: Pismo Beach Institute for Advanced Leisure Studies
Subject:      Re: oops! Move decimal
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I'm with John here - just filled up the Syncro and computed 22mpg  running 60mph on
the highway.  It has the usable space of a Suburban and AWD; compare to the 4wd 5.7L
Suburban we rented in Portland last summer, that's about 50-60% better use of
gasoline for comparable utility.

Now, I'll bet that the Suburban probably emitted less CO and HC per mile than almost
any 15 year old Vanagon!  But that's another topic (he said ducking beneath the
desk).

John McLean wrote:

> Bill Nolan wrote:
>
> > The vehicles mentioned get as good or better MPG as our beloved Vanagons.
> > When it comes to gas usage, we are the ilk.  (Is an ilk bigger or smaller
> > than a moose?)
> >
> > At 07:59 AM 2/26/00 -0800, John McLean wrote:
> > >price was upped to $1.499!  It seems the sky is the limit.  I have no problem
> > >with taxing conspicuous consumers i.e. Expeditions, Excursions and their ilk
>
> Bill,
> I have to disagree.  My Vanagon gets 19 to 20 miles per gallon.  You can't tell me
> an Expedition let alone an Excursion gets that kind of mileage.   I think by
> comparison the Vanagon is the GREEN choice.  Thats not to say that a  Geo Metro
> isn't the GREEN choice in a similar comparison.
>
> John McLean 87 Vanagon GL