Malcolm, evidently you are the seer of the list. First the fridge link, now this. Your figures are pretty much in line with what I saw before my conversion. I've been seeing about 21 mpg city, 27 highway (17.5/22.5 US) with the new engine...just trying to see how that compares with other auto Westfalias. And yes, it's worse when it's cold. |
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