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Date:         Wed, 20 Apr 1994 22:06:00 -0500 (CDT)
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From:         Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti>
Subject:      Re: thread on underpowered?

On Wed, 20 Apr 1994, Joel Walker wrote: > >For comparison, the last time I checked fuel usage around town I got around > >19 mpg, but then I tend to drive boxer VWs with the pedal to the floor just > >about all the time, a habit I developed with my old '58 bug. > >So what gives? Why am I getting better fuel economy than Joel? If the > >best Joel can get is 23 mpg, I ought to be getting 13.

> anybody else keep track of their mileage? anybody anywhere close to being as > anal-retentive? :)

I'm not quite that obsessed, but I do write down my miles and my gallons and the cost whenever I fill up the tank. I've gotten 22 mpg on a mix of highway and 17-19 mpg on just city driving. I'd like to know how to improve that. 25 on the highway would be nice. I also KNOW that if I drive it a little hard in the city, the mileage goes down pretty quickly. I drive real conservatively.

-- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu> U of MN Med.School.Admin 6-5379


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