Date:         Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:18:40 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Standard to Automatic...Yes !!
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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I dunno about 13-14 mpg in town. That seems quite low.

I have a 1.9 with an AT. I don't put a lot of miles on it in the normal
course of events, but they are all city miles unless I'm on a trip.
Don't expect to be on one by the time the tank needs refilling, I'll
post my city driving mileage when I fill it.

--
Rocky J Squirrel



On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 11:06 -0700, Don Hanson 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