Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2011 15:21:57 -0700
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
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Shift points, this is an auto trans, and it tends to shift too early on
grades so I tend to force it into a lower gear manually, and I often
drop it into second on city streets to help keep speed under control. 20
mph school zones are severely enforced around here, and for good
reason.
Cold engine driving, you bet. The first mile from my house to just about
anywhere is mainly down hill, and frequently get to a destination
before the engine is warm.
No pianos.
On Tue, 2011-04-05 at 13:53 -0700, Karl Wolz wrote:
> With OK highway mileage and poor city mileage I would look at shift points,
> cold engine driving (he's in a smallish town), and evidence of a piano in
> the bay.
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> Karl Wolz
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> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Robert Fisher
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 1:48 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Report: gas mileage, in town, 1.9L AT
>
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>
> All I can get is E10. I'd be willing to go with the idea that your low
> number may be due to environmental factors beyond your control, but I'd
> still look for mechanical/electrical culprits (misadjusted brakes, etc.)
> IIRC there was a thread within the last couple of years that compiled a
> pretty exhaustive list of those things. Hell I wouldn't doubt that Scott by
> himself posted a pretty exhaustive list of those things. : )
>
> Have you ever driven anybody else's auto Vanagon? I've always thought it
> would be interesting to compare the feel of two different but similar vans.
> It could be that what any given one of us takes as normal from our
> experience with our own vehicle is actually abnormal performance.
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Rocket J Squirrel <
> camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Just checked -- the Chevron station where I normally gas up in town is
> > selling E10 -- 10% ethanol.
> >
> > So my in-town gas mileage figures are lower than they would be if I were
> > to be using undiluted gasoline.
> >
> > The question is whether the savings that would accrue due to using
> > undiluted fuel would offset the cost of the fuel. I need to visit a
> > couple gas stations in town listed on pure-gas.org and see what they
> > sell their stuff for. And add in the cost of some Techroline fuel
> > injector nozzle cleaner to make up for what I'm used to getting from
> > Chevron.
> >
> > The research, it goes on and on, doesn't it?
> >
> > Oh - for the gadget-obsessed, and I'm certainly one myself, I find that
> > a pencil and notebook suffice for doing the higher math of dividing
> > miles by gallons to determine mpg. And I'm barely numerate.
> >
> > --
> > Rocky J Squirrel
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2011-04-05 at 09:07 -0500, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Ten percent ethanol knocks my mileage down about 15%. I try to avoid
> > > it, following VW recommendations.
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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> > > >
> > > > As promised, I'd check my in-town gas mileage when I filled up the
> tank
> > > > again and report back.
> > > >
> > > > I don't normally check fuel consumption except when on camping trips,
> > > > those are highway miles. I get about 18 to 21 mpg depending. My
> in-town
> > > > mileage is considerably worse and I have a light foot. Got 12 mpg on
> > > > this last tank.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Rocky J Squirrel
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > David McNeely
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> '87 & '86 Auto GLs
>
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