Date:         Tue, 9 Sep 2003 16:45:31 -0600
Reply-To:     Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
Subject:      Re: better gas mileage
Comments: To: Germain <reglys@sympatico.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <003001c37721$06f12940$8879fea9@utilisateur>
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> with a manual Westy but I wonder you can get more than that. Infortunately
> this van is not burning gas as a compact car.

Forget compact car, it is'nt burning gas at full size van standards
either.  My 98 Ford E-150 gets 20 mpg on the highway with a 4.2L V-6 and
6000 lbs vehicle weight, compare that to my 4,000 lb, 2.1L Vanagon which
gets 16 mpg on the highway with a 2.1L gutless engine.  The 2.1L
Wasserboxer is not only gutless and unreliable, its expensive to operate,
inefficent, and bad for the environment.  The old Honda comercial where
the new hybrid pulls upto the old aircooled bus with all the save the
environment stickers on it comes to mind here.  Whoever says they drive a
vanagon cause its smaller and better on gas should get their facts
straight.


>
> Germain
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Fortino" <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 11:18 AM
> Subject: better gas mileage
>
>
> > hello all,
> >
> > seems i'm getting about 30+ mpg, does this sound right after replacing the
> ECU and some other tune-up parts i'm getting way better mileage.
> >
> > 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 * ;)
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Joe
>