Our 90 Multi Van automatic is getting lousy mileage around town. It gets between 12-15mpg. Out on the road we see between 18-20. I am wondering if this is caused because of our small town driving habits. A lot of the trips are between 1-3 miles so it never gets all the way warm. I am thinking that it may still be in the warm up richening cycle and never really get a chance to get out of that. I picked up a set of plugs, cap, rotor, and air filter, just to see if that helps. Anyone have any tips for this kind of driving? thanks in advance, Craig the Gorge VW club |
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