On 27 Apr 2003 at 17:20, Michel Bertin wrote: > I bought my first westy this winter and drove about 250 Km with it at > the time and burned 35$ in gas (full tank). At the time I taught it > was a little expensive but didn't realize that the weather was really > cold (-25C) and it does make engines harder on gas. > > This week end I took a trip to the same area where I had picked up the > van and used 23$ in gas (30 litres for 240 Km) which gives me around > 22 mpg I was impress with the van. I saw on the list here a lot of > people which only makes around 15mpg with their van and I was praying > mine was going to do better I guess my prayers have been answered. I got 25.2 MPG (imperial) on my last trip, which involved lots of long hills, but also some easy flat cruising at 90-100 km/h. I suspect keeping the speed at 90km/h (55mp/h) could yield 26-28mpg on a flat road. For those US listees, whenever you see a posting from a Canadian (or if liters/km are mentioned), the MPG figure is likely to be in imperial gallons, since that's what the rest of the world uses (or used to use before liters) ;-) ps: I just got a beautiful '85 Jetta D with *no* rust for a daily driver, so mileage on the van is no longer a regular worry... :-) Shawn Wright http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright { This message sent by Pegasus Mail, guaranteed virus-free } { Try the brand new version 4.1 at http://pmail.com } |
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