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Date:         Mon, 22 Dec 2003 21:12:56 -0800
Reply-To:     Art McGinn <ajmcginn@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Art McGinn <ajmcginn@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon gas mileage
Comments: To: developtrust <developtrust@COX.NET>
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> I'm envious of those that get higher gas mileage. I have a 1989 vanagon GL
> camper and just today calculated my MPG to be 13.4 and that seems low
> compared to the rest of you. I typically take short trips and when I go
> freeway driving I drive at 70 to 80 MPH in the flow of California traffic.
> For highway only traffic I get about 17 MPG.
>
> William


     william: my '82 westy gets about the same in the city, with lots of
stop-and-go which chugalugs the stuff getting that heavy body up to speed*.
about 21-22 on freeway if stick around 65 mph. mileage goes down
dramatically if push it much beyond that. art mcginn, san fran


* ask joel walker about the instrument he has or had which demonstrates
this.
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