I am sure this gets discussed a lot, but I am going to ask anyway. I am still tuning up my newly acquired '80 Vanagon Camper and trying to gauge if it is running properly. What kind of gas mileage should I expect from it on the highway (relatively flat) without any water in the water tank and only two adults in it ? I used to have a '71 VW camper and I would get about 18 MPG if I remember right. I spoke to my brother who USED (can't believe he got rid of it) to have a '91 VW camper. He said he usually got about 15 MPG going 60-65, 13 MPG if > 70 mph. In the city he said it got about 13 MPG. I have seen some discussions about the non-linear fuel gauge. I guess VW still didn't get it right. My '71 would never stay full. It seemed to stay about 1/2 full most of the time and when it starting getting near E it would drop off in a hurry. On my '80 it just seems to drop off in a hurry. I haven't run it all the way down yet, but it is getting a 100 miles to the first half of the tank.
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