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Date:         Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:30:42 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel econmy and VW Camper Family
Comments: To: Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <50B015FC.70704@ip-solutions.net>
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Hi you guys, in order to have a useful talk about vanagon fuel economy .. you have to say Which Transimission , and what engine of course.

This is what I've found ... 85 Weekender, 2.1 waterboxer engine, auto trans - an atrocious 16.5 driven nicely onthe freeway, and only 14.2 in town, in the winter. 85 Westy , 1.9 wbxr engine, manual trans 20.5 summertime onthe highway ...driving 60 to 65 .. including passing a truck downhill hitting 80mph.. Even got 21 mpg on one leg on that trip. . This is about the best gasoline fuel economy I've ever seen in a Vanagon ..low 20's tops, with 18 being about 'par.'

if the air-cooled Westy has an auto trans youcan expect poor mpg #'s like low 17's. Even if manual trans .. I'd hardlyexpect to see 20mph highway very often.

gotta say what trans too, heck even tire size, plus what engine.

On 11/23/2012 4:34 PM, Harry Hoffman wrote: > I don't know how much this will help, since I have a bostig conversion... > > But I routinely get ~ 15mpg local roads and 19mpg highway miles. I've > been told that I'm on the low end of fuel economy and that should be > 19mpg - 21mpg. > > Even before I made the switch my mileage never got about 19mpg in my > 2.1L water cooled. > > I'd love to see actual data on the 25mpg people. I hear of them but it > seems more like a pipe dream to me. > > Cheers, > Harry > > > On 11/23/2012 07:06 PM, J B wrote: >> We just got back from our trip to San Jose. Was planning on going to a pre-Thanksgiving meet organized by VWCamperFamily which was close by but unfortunately couldn't make it - maybe next year. >> >> Anyway, I had a question as to fuel economy and what I should be getting. I have read anywhere from 18-25mpg is normal for the air-cooled campers but the best I can get is in the low 17's. This trip got 14.2 with one tank and that was mostly highway at 55-60mph, and the best only 15.5mpg. (81 air-cooled westy) >> >> Also updated my blog, please feel free to take a look >> http://1981vwcamper.blogspot.com/ >>


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