On May 19, 2004, at 8:07 PM, Klun John wrote: > ...my gas mileage is consistently 24-25 mpg in the summer and 22-23 in > the winter. ...My gas mileage was 25.99 mpg when I filled up Tues > night.! Even I couldn't believe it! I thought my gas gauge was > off... Not to burst your bubble, but I'd look at your odometer. I'd be willing to bet a box of Timbits it's not calibrated correctly. I get 30 mpg consistently in my diesel westy, and my odometer is reasonably close to actual. Drive steady and smooth, and you'll save fuel (and reduce the damage to the environment), so as long as you're driving to squeak extra mpgs out of your bus, we should all be happy. Good on ya! T. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobin Copley Vancouver, BC, Canada 49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W '82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky") '97 son Russell ============= '99 daughter Margaret /_| |_L| |__|:| clatter SPEED KILLS! [. = .| clatter! Drive a Vanagon diesel ~-()-==----()-~ ~ ~ |
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