-----Original Message----- From: Austin [mailto:austins@IX.NETCOM.COM] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 1998 6:25 PM To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: AW: Gas Mileage
At 12:58 PM 10/29/98 +0100, you wrote: >> > Does anybody get this kind of mileage? >> > my overall average gas mileage since we bought our westy is 25.6 >mpg, the best mileage was 28.7 mpg at vacation in the netherlands going @ >40-50 mph, the worst mileage was 22 mpg at vacation coming back from france >on their highway going @75-80 mph.
And now we know one of the prices we pay for air pollution (+ controls). Austin ---------------- Do the Water Vanagons get better mileage than the air cooled ones? I have an air one and it gets about 17 mph, I guess. Is it a good idea to put carboration in to replace the fuel injection for better mileage? phil '80Wfla |
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