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Thu Jul 03, 2003 11:28 am

What kind of mpg are people getting from there busses.I`m getting maybe 13 if I`m lucky. ?????? This isn`t right,right??

Thu Jul 03, 2003 11:57 am

nope not very good at 13.
mine gets up to like 25 on highway.
id say 18-20 maybe 22 in town.

Thu Jul 03, 2003 12:44 pm

Better than me, Huji. I get about 15 around town and MAYBE 20 highway.

-=Rob

Thu Jul 03, 2003 1:32 pm

Mine is a bit better than 20, I fill it every 200 miles, because the sending unit doesn't work :) Jeremy

Thu Jul 03, 2003 1:52 pm

I had a Weber progressive set up and got around 24 highway. I switched to the dual 40 idf setup and get around 18. What carbs are you guys running? milotype2

Thu Jul 03, 2003 2:59 pm

i drive a 69 w/ 1600 s/p and i get roughly 27 mpg on the highway, and 22 intown. I am running 205/75/14 in the rear, so i get about an extra inch over the stock tire size. taller tires mean less rpms for the same speed. my bus cuises at 70mph at about 2800 rpms.

just an idea that worked out for the best.

Thu Jul 03, 2003 4:41 pm

My '76 transporter, 2L FI gets ~17 mpg city, ~20 mpg highway.

Thu Jul 03, 2003 5:21 pm

I getting 16 in town and maybe 18 highway in my 74 bus with a 2L. I'm running
1800 heads with duel 40 dells and a mallory unilite. The mileage isn't great
but I like the way it runs. I have owned two other 76 buses which I put weber
progressives on and they both got around 22 to 24 mpg.

Phil

Thu Jul 03, 2003 8:25 pm

running dual delortos, 2.0 with 1.8 heads. has like 6k miles on motor. just checked- i lied! im getting 18 town, 20-22 hiway. still not bad i guess. i cruise like between 70-75 on highway. although i was spacing a few times and looked at my speedo, caught my bus heading towards the 90 mark.
i really want to put electronic ignition in. ?????

Thu Jul 03, 2003 8:54 pm

I have a '71, 1600 dual port with a single-carb, and I get 28-29 on the road, and 22 around town. My town driving is harsh, it's all short distances since I live 1.5 miles from work and come home for lunch. I live on an island, so I feel I have to drive the distance of the island at least once/week (about 15 miles ea/way) to exercise him, but I do take him off island every chance I can to stretch his legs. My mileage quickly increases 1 or 2 mpg on our trips.

Thu Jul 03, 2003 9:16 pm

I have a 77 with 2.0L FI, I get avg 23 combination city/highway.

Fri Jul 04, 2003 8:53 am

ms. priss....thats it! i want a better mpg bus! lol.
mine varies to my leadfoot.

Fri Jul 04, 2003 10:29 pm

74 bus, 1800cc, progressive, Pertonix ignition, wires, coil, lowered,

19-21 city
23-25 hwy

Sat Jul 05, 2003 12:08 pm

Huji, you're probably hauling too many bike parts, they're slowing you down! You still have nothing to complain about, tho. Vicki

Sat Jul 05, 2003 3:30 pm

I just got back from a long trip with my 78 FI Westfalia and I barely achieved 20 mpg hwy at 65 mph average speed. I previsouly posted that I can do 17 mpg in the city. This is with pertronix and worse without.

Mon Jul 07, 2003 11:45 pm

If I would keep my foot out of it, I'd get a lot better, but our 71 Bus has a low mileage stock 1600 dual-port with a 34pict & a 009 distributor & around town it gets a little over 20 mpg & running 70-75 mph on the freeway with short bursts up to 80-85 mph, I've managed to get 23-24 mpg. Have Fun... ManxManiac

Sun Jul 13, 2003 2:22 am

ive got a '79 bay with a 2.0 motor and auto transmission i get 13 mpg urban driving and 20 mpg on a run

Sun Jul 13, 2003 8:10 pm

'73 stock Type 4 Bus with 436,000 miles, 17-18 mpg @ 65-70.
Colin

Thu Jul 17, 2003 7:48 pm

2003 Eurovan MV: 17 city, 20 hwy.

Fri Jul 18, 2003 4:56 pm

I've got a '79 Transporter, 2L FI:

Even loaded for a long trip on the highway, average is between 22 and 29. Around town about 20 mpg. At 13 mpg, you're either carrying a TON of weight or something's just not quite right...