Date:         Sun, 07 Jul 1996 05:18:41 -0700
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Richard Gelbart <rgelbart@cts.com>
Subject:      Re: mileage

Art McGinn wrote:
> 
> This is a little poll on Vanagon mileage.  My newly-acquired '82,
> whose engine was rebuilt about 3,500 miles ago and runs well, achieved an
> alltime high of 11.5 mpg this last week, up from 10.5.  The increase is
> attributed to boosting the tire pressure to 50psi all 'round (up about 14
> psi).  Virtually all my driving is in 1st-2nd-3rd gear in typical urban,
> stop-and-go traffic (in San Francisco, which also has a hill or two).  I
> understand that 10-11 mpg is not unreasonable under these conditions,
> even as tears well in my eyes at the modest numbers.  I have not had it
> on the freeway enough to get any highway figures. I've been using 87
> octane gas. How are the rest of you doing in the mileage catetory?
> Cheers, Art McGinn

Ive been getting 15~18 mpg in mixed city/freeway driving in my 82 westy down
here in San Diego, and have been getting that for 133k miles (you can make it up a hill in 
second gear?).

Rich Gelbart