You all may not believe this, but I just re-geared my 82 Vanagon/85 Jetta conversion and got 27mpg on my last tank. All highway, granted, but all mountains too. I used an 81 air-cooled transaxle, not sure what the ratios are. Climbing the steep stuff, I'm limited to about 55 mph in 3rd gear, but when it flattens out a bit, 70-75 is very comfy. Randy, Eugene, OR
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