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Date:         Tue, 9 Sep 2003 22:57:03 -0400
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: better gas mileage
Comments: To: Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.GSO.4.44.0309091635190.1595-100000@neota>
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On Tue, 9 Sep 2003, Andrew Fox wrote:

> 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.

Part of it is, no doubt, the age. I used to have a '90 Ford E150. It got 19 mpg highway when my dad bought it with around 80,000 miles on it. By the time I was driving it, with 160,000 miles, it was getting 15-16 mpg highway and much less around town.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si


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