Ok- SO everyone is saying they want a Diesel -in your Vanagon. Diesel sells in the Seattle area for $3.12 a gallon right now. I use regular gas @ 2.72 a gallon. I get about 24 mpg if I drive under 60 mph. Your Diesel Vanagon gets 30 mpg, or about a range of 480 miles per tank. My gas Vanagon gets 384 miles per tank at 55 mph. My full tank of 16 gallons costs $43.52. Diesel tankful costs $49.92 Diesel saves $6.40 and gives about 48 extra miles for that cost. If I fill a gerry can with $6.40 in gas, I can extend my range to 432 miles. SO even at the price 0f $3.12 a gallon, you still can get an extra 48 miles over the gas . 48 miles , $6.40 in savings , each tank. $50.00 a tank- sounds cheap , doesn't it? When I got my Vanagon in 1995 it cost only $17.00 to fill the tank. How do they afford it? The world , that is? Robert 1982 Westfalia
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