Try getting 15" steel wheels or alloys and tall tires and you will improve your mileage. Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Dart 330 wrote: > >They are available for ballpark $2500 USD from Weddle Industries > > $2500 seems like a lot of money, $1495 sounds alot better. Can anyone > who has one from weddle let me know if it is worth over half what I > paid for my Vanagon? I would say at least 75% of my driving is done > over 60 mph, I would like to improve my mpg and help the engine last > longer, I guess if you consider engine longevity then a really > expensive trans is worth it?? I would think lowering rpms by 1k on > extended trips would help the engine last longer over several thousand > miles of highway driving. > > Nathan > 85 Westy > 74 Bus > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp |
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