SStones wrote: > > On Mon, 13 Jan 1997 HelFle8953@aol.com wrote: > > -> there is something special about your Vans. Even non-Westy non-synchro > -> Vans don't get 23mpg. > > ->85 Westy (145K) > > Ummm... > My "special" van (85, Standard tranny, non-westy, non-synchro) averages at > 22 mpg highway... I can imagine 23 being possible if the speed is kept > right at 60 MPH. > > Cheers. > > SStones, Toronto Ont. > <sstones@idirect.com> I kept my '85 gl std at 53 mph (3000 rpm) over most of a 300 mile trip. The vehicle was loaded to the top with my moving-back-to-college-stuff. I got 27.? mpg on that tank... It seems that my gas milage is higher on long trips when the van is loaded (more momentum...) I generally average 21.5 now that I have converted it into a camper... Mark '85 retrowesty "Duckmobile"
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