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aircooledberndoggie
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 Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:25 pm Post subject: Miles per gallon on a stock 1600 DP? |
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Does anyone know the estimated mpg on a stock 1600 city/hwy..
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Stock 1600 in what?
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aircooledberndoggie
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| Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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| 1600 dual port in a sedan |
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Gary
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Ghia, Beetle? Highway or city driving? How much of a load are you going to carry? Too many variables.
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aircooledberndoggie
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All i am asking is does anyone know the ESTIMATED mileage foe a 1600 dual port in a bug . Did the factory do estimates like they do today? Highway and city. Or what are some of the people here getting with thiers? .....Thanx  |
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crukab
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I recall 23 mpg highway driving my '63 Doublecab to & from Colorado, and I was half loaded 
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aircooledberndoggie
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You were half loaded?  Just kidding. i seem to be getting about 23-25 in my 66 bug! Better than my Jetta {high miles} i sold. Just thought it might be interesting to see what others are getting. Thanx for your reply......... |
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Tram
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| You were half loaded? Just kidding. i seem to be getting about 23-25 in my 66 bug! Better than my Jetta {high miles} i sold. Just thought it might be interesting to see what others are getting. Thanx for your reply......... |
Oh, okay, it's in a Bug. What was so hard about that?  You should be closer to 28- 30 if the bug is all stock and up to date on maintenance.
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VWAdam
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If I could keep my foot out of it on the highway on a long trip (around 70mph) I could get 30-33 mpg. This was in my '71 Beetle, 1600 dual-port, stock except for exhaust
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Gary
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| Tram wrote: |
| aircooledberndoggie wrote: |
| You were half loaded? Just kidding. i seem to be getting about 23-25 in my 66 bug! Better than my Jetta {high miles} i sold. Just thought it might be interesting to see what others are getting. Thanx for your reply......... |
Oh, okay, it's in a Bug. What was so hard about that? You should be closer to 28- 30 if the bug is all stock and up to date on maintenance. |
Not if he's doing a lot of hill climbing, and California has a lot of hills in many areas.
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aircooledberndoggie
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Hey all;
It's funny you mention hills in Cali. I was told when i bought the car that they had the motor built by a local shop here {now gone} with a mild cam just for {the grade} which is highway 101's big hill climb over to the next city. The girl who used to own it worked over "the grade" and said she would just fly up it with no problem every day. I see cars off to the side overheated all the time there.  |
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| aircooledberndoggie wrote: |
Hey all;
It's funny you mention hills in Cali. I was told when i bought the car that they had the motor built by a local shop here {now gone} with a mild cam just for {the grade} which is highway 101's big hill climb over to the next city. The girl who used to own it worked over "the grade" and said she would just fly up it with no problem every day. I see cars off to the side overheated all the time there. |
So, then it is not a "Stock 1600". I'd say you are doing just fine if you're running a mild cam and climbing all those hills.
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aircooledberndoggie
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| Sorry bout that..........i wanted to compare my mileage to a stock 1600 dp; but also was just curious what others were getting..........Its kinda interesting to me........especially with todays gas prices.....Bernie |
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Big B
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Average for me, in a bug, about 28-30 max
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brettlt
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I get about 25 to 29 in my mostly stock 1600 dp Ghia, mostly highway at speeds average 60-65. Speedometer says 65-70, but I think it is off by about 5 mph.
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EdW
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I recently took a long trip in my 73 ghia and got 31.5mpg driving 70-75mph. This is with a stock 1600 that's never had a rebuild.
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I get 16 to 20 in my 2 litre type 4 with dual Kads..... and an Iron foot.
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Mase
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It's not a 1600... but I was pleasantly surprised two weeks ago to get 24.7 MPG with my 2332cc in a Ghia vert. That was over the course of two weeks on my daily 30 mile round trip to work. Sure beats the 15 MPG my Jeep gets.
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