Apples and oranges. You have to compare Wasserboxer with AT w/ Wasserboxer with AT. I get 22-25mpg on my 2.0 ABA with a 1.8 head behind an AT. Compare that to my Vanagon with a turbo Subie 2.2 with an AT which only gets 14mpg. But then you would have to take into account that I drive this one at a more brisk pace. I have a bunch of other manual trans vehicles. The AT is a nice respite from rowing that shifter and exercising the calf.
BenT sent from my electronic leash On Mar 24, 2011, at 11:06 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 7:44 AM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 13-14 in town????? Holy cow!!! Plus the added strain on the braking system, >> plus the higher revs on the engine. I guess that's the price you pay for >> convenience. >> >> Chris. >> >> Wysłane z iPhone'a >> >> > Yeah, Sheesh! > > So at Today's Gas prices.. Lessee.....say $3.50 per gallon > > I always get 23mpg with my 5sp inline VW gasser. Some with WBx manual > trannys claim similar mpg. I'd be losing 10 miles per gallon if I swapped > it to an automatic. > > I can go appx 350 miles on a tankful if I do the shifting myself. With > an auto, I would get just ~ 210 miles on a full tank.. > > So I would be filling up 150 miles sooner every tankful, to save myself > shifting. I'd need another 11.5 gallons to reach that 350 mile point I'd > be at if I were driving a manual tranny vannie. 11.5 gallons more would > cost me an additional $40.30 cents to go the same distance... > > Forty extra bucks per tank? Worthwhile expense? > > I drive about 20k miles per year in my van. If I swapped over to auto and > got the 13mpg.....I'd be spending an extra $2380 per year! Wow! Doing the > numbers is an eye-opener. I only spend about that, total..gas AND expenses > (~$2000) for 2 months of travel and camping in the desert SW during the > winters... > > That seems a bit expensive. I guess I'll shift for myself. > > Plus, there are only 3 stop signs between where I live and my local city, > which I visit, but where I do not live and commute. > > Don Hanson |
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