Date:         Sat, 29 Apr 2006 18:11:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: How to increase gas mileage
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Same here. Thought maybe they'd found an interesting way to increase
membership. Maybe we should try that...

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wesley Pegden" <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2006 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: How to increase gas mileage


> Can someone email this photo?  I'm not a Subaru member, but I'm curious...
> -Wes
>
> John Bange wrote:
>> On 4/28/06, Florian Speier <groups.florian@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> well the discussion was on the subaruvanagon group recently..... someone
>>> there gets 28mpg after adding a huge bustle to the tail of his van.
>>> pictures
>>> are on
>>>
>>> http://autos.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/subaruvanagon/photos/view/912a?b=2&m=s&o=0
>>>
>>> but you need to be a subaruvanagon member to see
>>
>>
>> Wacky looking addition, that is. Not much to it really. 28mpg, eh? Is it
>> possible that the turbulent wake behind us is a greater drag than pushing
>> that blunt nose through the air?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> John Bange
>> '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
>>