Date:         Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:07:23 -0500
Reply-To:     george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Jetta Conversion Observations
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>>... they were having engine trouble and couldn't drive more than
35-40mph...<<

   You puts on your flashers and hope for the best. <G>

    Best boxer mileage we ever saw was when we were the trailing vehicle in
a Florida bound caravan that  was mostly made up of Splitties.  I recall
getting an even 23 mpg.  What was most amusing, was observing the effects
of wind gusts on the lineup.

Geo/ATL


On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Bill M <billmonk@gmail.com> wrote:

> I once got upper 20's with my Zetec following a friend back from New
> Hamshire/Mass border to my house in Mystic,CT
> as they were having engine trouble and couldn't drive more
> than 35-40mph. Just hardly loping along in 4th gear feathering the gas
> pedal. It was like watching paint dry after
> awhile and I lost count of the middle fingers we got.
>
> Bill M
> Mystic,CT
>
> On Jan 20, 2013, at 12:34 PM, george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
>
> >>> let's hear about your jetta conversion.. <<
> >
> >
> > expect to get 20 mpg overall.  My best mileage figger was 24 something on
> > rural 2 lane at 55 mph.
> >
> >
> > Geo/ATL
>