>At 02:25 PM 10/28/98 -0500, Jim Fritz wrote: > RE: Gas Mileage 10/28/98 >Does ANYBODY else on the list get this kind of mileage? I'm in total >agreement with Bud about the process vs. the event but I didn't think >Westys were able to get mileage like that. If so, I'm doing something >__seriously__ wrong in the way I'm driving. >Jim I don't know how different it is for a non camper Vanagon but I find it very difficult to believe that any Westy consistently gets 25 mpg (9.4 l/100km), unless it is being towed or is on the back of a flat bed truck. Like Jim Thompson, I track my gas mileage religiously and my best mileage ever, ever, ever was around 23 mpg (10.2 l/100km). This summer I averaged 20 mpg (11.75 l/100km) but did a great deal of highway driving. For lots of lead footed city driving my mileage goes to 17 mpg (14.0 l/100km). For those |
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