Date: Tue, 18 Apr 1995 13:24:47 -0700
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: "Erik Soule" <erik@henries.nsc.com>
Subject: Re: mpg, was Retro-f. F.I.
Hey chill, Jim. I was driving while blind drunk, smoking a big "fattie", and
wearing nothing but a pair of glasses with the eyeballs hanging out on springs
while I wrote that. And god-damn, did it feel good.
And Mad Dog is way better than Night Train anyway.
I like this list because we are all weird, bizarre, and anal in our own special
way. Net-kids, please back me up on this.
Actually, good point Jim. Now back to our regularly scheduled anality...
-Erik.
In message <199504182002.NAA01692@atcweb.atc.1dc.com> writes:
> >OK OK, I can't stand it. I promised myself that I would lurk for awhile but
> Jeez. Would somebody pleeze get a life! If this list was in action 25-30
> years ago the typical VW bus owner wouldn't care what week it was much less
> being so anal that you'd worry about .2 mpg! Drive the bus and stop
> worrying. You are going to get ulcers wondering about inane things like
> this. I have never flamed anyone in my life but some one pushed a button I
> guess. Go camping. Go fishing, disconnect the odometer. Go get a bottle of
> "Night Train", ask your kid for a joint and whip out the old Sam Kinison
> video and chill. If you're joking then I grabbed it hook line and sinker.
> Whew, I needed that. (Anybody have a Spice rack?)
>
> ------------------------Old Anal Concerns Below------------------------------
>
> Doesn't engine friction generally decrease (until the tail-end of the
> engine's
> >life anyway) as time goes on? The mileage on our Jetta has gone up 1-2 mph
> >gradually in the nearly 4 years that we've owned it.
> >
> >-Erik
> >
> >In message <9504181456.AA26962@lenti.med.umn.edu> writes:
> >> On Tue, 18 Apr 95 09:45:29 CDT Marcus Doherr said:
> >> >This has been discussed thoroughly last fall. Here's my experience:
> >> >1980 Vanagon with Pop top, 2.0l F.I., Man. Trans., no extras
> >> > -> 15-17 mpg on short trips
> >> > -> up to 22 or 23 mpg on long highway runs (60-65 mph)
> >>
> >> well, see, i'm getting a little worried about my bus. the mpg has been
> > going
> >> UP for the last 16,000 miles. to such an extent that the AVERAGE for
> > 86,000
> >> miles has risen 0.2 mpg. now, to me, that's a lot (for the long term
> > average)
> >> ... and it worries me. for years, it plodded along at 19.4 average. now
> > it's
> >> creeped up to 19.6 and gives every indication of going to 19.7 this
> > summer.
> >>
> >> yeah, i know: don't look a gift horse in the mouth. but this bothers me,
> >> if it was going down, then i'd know something was wrong and i'd had some
> >> ideas. but this! i don't think i'm driving that much slower. i don't think
> >> i'm driving any less in town. the ONLY thing i can connect to this is that
> > i
> >> started using those Bosch triple-electrode plugs just about the time the
> > mpg
> >> started going up a little. ??? coincidence?? maybe the plugs just suit my
> >> driving style better? maybe the old plugs were that much wrong??
> >> maybe they've done something to the gasoline around here? maybe my bus is
> >> really a Democrat?? ;)
> >>
> >> arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!!!! old folks hate change!! :)
> >>
> >> anyway, i'm getting up to 21-22 on the highway now. and 17-18 in town.
> >>
> >> subject to change without notice.
> >
> >
> >NSC Analog Automotive Systems Tel. (408)721-3476 Fax (408)721-8292 M/S
> C2611
> >
> >
> >
> .......................................................................
> Rusty VanBondo (.2 MPG my Butt!)
> Phoenix, Arizona USA \\\ ///\\\ ///
> '57 Single Cab (European) \\\ /// \\\ ///
> '63 15 Window (Shell/Project for MUCH later) /// \\\ //\ ///
> '67 PopTop Westy (Ground up resto-from Hell)/// \\\ //A\\ ///
> '83 Vanagon L Campmobile (S**t MPG and I don't Care!) \\\/// \\///
> \\// \\// \//
> ......................................................................
>
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