> What sort of mileage do you see with your converted bus? Provide specs > (What year is is? Westy? Syncro? Do you drive fast or slow? Highway or > city? Mountains? What's the weather like?), and I'll post a summary of the > answers I receive... '82 Westy, 1.9l TD Conversion with new brand engine 2 years ago. 25-26 mpg mixed driving and 29mpg highway if driven moderatly (around 65mph). Highway milage drops to mid 20's if driving 70-80mph. All this is on regular no 2, non-winterized fuel. (For which there is difference in energy content) /Martin -- Westy 1.9l Turbo Diesel Quantum 1.6l Turbo Diesel New and used parts for sale, gas and Diesel: http://www.cs.yale.edu/~jag/vw/forsale.html Martin Jagersand email: vwjag@hammer.cs.jhu.edu Computer Science Department Johns Hopkins University Slow down and visit the VW diesel Westy page: WWW: http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/vw ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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