Date:         Tue, 3 May 2005 13:22:00 -0700
Reply-To:     jbange <hfinn@INGRATES.NET>
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From:         jbange <hfinn@INGRATES.NET>
Subject:      Re: 1986 Vanagon GL Auto - Mileage
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At 11:12 AM 5/3/2005, you wrote:
>For the auto it was still 15 city and the hiway dropped to 18 and the avg
>stayed at 16.  Most auto vans around here that I have seen donšt usually see
>the 18.  It is usually 17 on the hiway.

Strange. Well, when I put my Boston Bob engine in this weekend, I shall 
endeavor to keep the mpg down to 17 so as not to upset the applecart! The 
very last long, flat stretch I drove on that original engine was from near 
Yosemite to Bakersfield, CA , 144.7 miles on 7.45 gallons = 19.39mpg, and 
previous averages sat closer to the mid 18's. Now that I know that was 
impossible, I'll probably never be able to reproduce it!

John Bange
'90 Vanagon "Geldsauger"