or put a canoe on top, always got better mileage on summer trips with 18 foot cedar canvas canoe on top. alistair On 20-Jul-10, at 4:40 PM, Mike Rocket J Squirrel wrote: Or pull a small trailer. I get 2mpg better highway fuel efficiency in my 84 Westy when the Westralia is hooked up. <http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XFS952PUlmQ/TBA8o-v0viI/AAAAAAAACV8/ gXos84XiSf8/s1600/IMG_1504.JPG> -- Rocky J Squirrel
Mike wrote: > The most dramatic improvement that I've found on my '87 Westy > automatic was > measured at a constant 75 mph highway driving, versus 65 mph, > versus 55 > mph. > 3 to 5 mpg gain! > Enjoy the scenery by driving slower on longer trips! > > Mike B |
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Vanagon mail messages have been archived.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.