Date:         Fri, 16 Aug 2002 17:49:54 -0800
Reply-To:     Devin Chalmers <seraphim@GCI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Devin Chalmers <seraphim@GCI.NET>
Subject:      Fwd: how much have you filled your gas tank??
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That sounds about right to me. I actually _ran out_ of gas two days ago
(it was only halfway across the redline, guess my meter's touchy). Put
a gallonish in from the can to get her down to the station, then 14.55
gallons later gas started to trickle down the side.
But now I'm disappointed cause it's at a three-quarters full now, and
I've only gone sixty miles. 240 miles/15 gallons = 16MPG. I know, it's
a big van, but I was hoping for closer to 18-20. Better than my
family's old Suburban, anyhow, the Union 76 station used to break out
the brass band and red carpet when we pulled in to fill up ;)

-Devin Chalmers
85 Wolfsburg Westie

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Joachim Beek <beekj@GHG.NET>
> Date: Fri Aug 16, 2002  09:55:17 America/Anchorage
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: how much have you filled your gas tank??
> Reply-To: Joachim Beek <beekj@GHG.NET>
>
> Just filled up and got 15.416 gallons into the tank, without even
> trying to
> squeeze every last drop in.  Now either the tanks aren't 15 gallons
> big, or
> the gas station's meters are off...
> Joachim
>
>
> Joachim and Belinda and our fuzzballs Hobi, Lucky, and Leander,
> ...and our bridgekid Griffin, in Houston, TX
> beekj@ghg.net
>
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