What's your gas mileage / fuel economy?

[drumbum68]

[Butcher]

While restoring a WBX6 I drove the 91 Vanagon for almost 5k miles. The best I got was 18mpg, worst was 15. Most of the time it was about 16-17mpg.

Automatic with a 3.27 R/P.

[Gnarlodious]

30 on the freeway, 26 in city.
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[drumbum68]

Did a 21.6 on todays fillup.

[Team WorldTour]

I'm now running a 4-speed Syncro with an AAZ TD (1.9), 215/70R15.
My GPS tells me I average 11.8 liters/ 100km (19.93MPG).
Van weighs in at two ton.
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[mikemtnbike]

I bet there's a big difference for those of us who live in mountains vs. flatlanders. Just my opinion. I have to floor the accelerator pedal way more than I want to because of hills. When I head to the coast, easy cruizing.

I'm getting around 18 according to last full-up, which I'm mighty happy with. Included 210 mile round trip from Asheville area>Fontana Village, which is quite...hilly.
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[drumbum68]

Past two tanks

21.9
22.0

[jimf909]

[candyman]

[dsdunbar]

Finally got my odometer fixed (VC rocks) and have recorded my last two tanks...

first tank: 14.9mpg
second: 14.9 mpg

WBX, unsure of weight. Daily commute to work (9mi, mix of stop lights and open highway). Cargo box on roof.

Wish it were 18....

[drumbum68]

[AndyBees]

EDIT:

.......... Wow! I get it now!

LOL ..... (had to go way back and do some reading)...
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[drumbum68]

[Mark Lewalski]

1987 Vanagon Weekender Pop-top
2.1 engine
auto tranny
stock
Hankook RA08 14's

-van essentially empty except for maybe 25-50lbs of tools/stuff
-NOT running my AC
-regular unleaded

14.5 mpg around town
17-19 mpg on longer interstate trips running 60-65 mph (high wind can knock me down to 15-16 mpg running 55-60 mph)

Thanks,
Mark
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'87 Vanagon Weekender
'74 Thing

[drumbum68]

Last four fillings:
21.5
22.6
22.7
22.6

The last fillup I noticed extra exhaust noise. Rotted the test port cap off. Half a tank before I could fix.

Shooting for 23mpg. It's been 3+ years since I hit that figure.

[denver_westy]

I get 20-21mpg regularly and once got 24 on my last trip. I use 91 octane seems to give better mpg but the crappy winter gas with ethanol gives bad mpg, I once got 16 mpg driving across sw kansas where they must really love their ethanol, thought I had a fuel leak.

I drive my 1987 4 spd stock 2.1 wbx loaded Westy slow, usually 65 mph or less if going up a mountain pass, I try not to use full throttle for long but sometimes get her up to 70 mph. I have non-stock 15 inch rims with Nokian eNTYRE 205/70 R 15 100 T XL tires inflated to 38/40 ft/rr. I'm almost always above 5000ft altitude.

[drumbum68]

Forgot to reset trip...so let it run for two tanks and registered
22.8
Then this last tank I had to make a 180m round trip to get some lanterns and a couple stoves I didn't need, and kept it at 55mph. Finished the tank with general around town driving.

Got 23.8 mpg

'bout time

[MattyBUS]

20 to 23 mpg consistently! But i have a stock rebuilt 1.9 with taller 4th gear and 16" wheels....however...i have to be almost going downhill to break 65 (at 3k rpm cruising)

[jocoman]

86 stock 2.1 all tuned up. Just got 20.6 driving the double nickel. IMO fuel mileage is an extremely good indicator of how well your engine is performing.
I check it regularly and if it goes off, something is up.

[jkallo]

Just got back from a ~400mi trip. Overall mileage: 28.5. That's normal for us when it's a mixed interstate and highway trip.
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