On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Joseph Fortino wrote: > trip meter read 198 miles > took 11 gal at station > 16 gal tank right did the math and came up with 35mpg > > * is my math wrong * ;) I figure 18 mpg. You drove 198 miles, then had to add 11 gallons to fill up the tank again. 198/11 = 18. Right? Your figures will vary a little depending on where the pump shuts off, so you need to average over a few tanks to get a really good figure. I'd be amazed to hear about any Vanagon getting 30+ mpg averaged over more than one tank. The aerodynamics just aren't there. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si |
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