Date:         Mon, 18 Sep 1995 13:21:15 -0700 (PDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Steve Johnson <sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com>
Subject:      Re: Weekend Trip...A Success

So snuggles@vnet.ibm.com says:
> 
> 
> b) the gas milage was awful. when i left raleigh for the coast, i had between
> 3/4 and a full tank...when i got back to raleigh...after about 120-150 miles--
> i didn't keep a record like i shoulda...i was on empty just about. and i went
> 60mph almost the whole way. the milage to greensboro was better, i filled up
> the tank and only used a 3/4 of it on the trip...with alot of in town driving.
> so what would cause me to be getting bad gas mileage. could it be the problem
> in a) above? there are no leaks in the fuel lines. i really hope this can be
> corrected.......or a 6 hour trip will cost me like $48 in gas!!! i'm estimated
> that on the highway i had like 15mpg from raleigh to greensboro. i won't
> know for sure until i fill up the tank again and keep an accurate record.

Hint: Don't trust the gas gauge.  They are notoriously inaccurate.  Record
your odometer miles at the next fill-up and at the next fill-up.  Do the 
math to get the average MPG and then and only then will you know if you 
got good/ okay/bad mileage.

Steven 

sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com