Date:         Thu, 29 May 2008 21:39:15 -0700
Reply-To:     mad madeline <mac10wv@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mad madeline <mac10wv@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Gas Mileage Experiment
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1

I took the comments from the board these last couple of weeks and did an experiment.  For the last two weeks I drove slower (60-65) freeway, and approached stops slower to keep throttle steady... on one hill I  coast.  End result... gas mileage up from 16.5 to 20!  Well worth the fun.  Madeline

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.