Is the octane different??? Here in the US we have that average: (RON + ?)/2... So its easy to take your Vanagon into Ireland, I mean redtape wise... Just put her on a boat???
> >There are... 1.20 US (and Californian) gallons in one Imperial (Laso > >Irish) gallon. > >18 x 1.2 = 21.6. > >True indeed & I've taken this into account. However, this doesn't explain >the 33% extra range I'm getting. > > >Other factors may be the speeds you drive at there. We > >all know (at least those of us in CA) that it's easy to get carried away > >out here in the Golden State. Perhaps the pace of life in Ireland is a > >bit slower? > >Mmm. Not really. Freeway driving for me is 70 MPH, same as in the States. >Rural roads around here means tons of gearshifting, lots of up and down >gradients, etc. I'd really expected my mileage to be far worse over here, >but it *isn't*! Right now, I'm guessing it's something to do with the Euro >fuel mix, or the lack of MTBE or something. > >Where I live now is a lot similar to Hwy 20 from I5 to the coast. Lots of >hills & twisty, narrow roads ... > > >tim o'brien > >Pete C (with the strangely-economical Vanagon) > >-- >Peter Cassidy, pcassidy@apple.com >Sr. Test Dev. Engineer +353-21-284316 >WW Operations >Apple, Cork, Ireland. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com |
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