RE: Fuel mileage

[Curt Voss <curtv@eudoramail.com>]

I'm curious, has anyone noticed a mileage difference between California vs. 
other state gas? It seemed like I got about a 10% drop when we converted to 
the MTBE-spiked stuff a few years back. I just took a trip to Arizona and 
got a steady 29-30 mpg at 70-80 mph on the Interstates down the San Joaquin 
Valley and across the Mojave. Coming back on Arizona gas, I got more like 
33 even though that tank included something like 60 miles of 2-lane highway 
with frequent acceleration to pass, 45 miles of dirt road shortcut at 
speeds of 15 to 50 mph, and then an  Interstate run into Needles at 80-90 
with occasional spurts of 100+. It seemed to climb past 100 easier too. 
Filled up in Needles and my mileage went right back down. So I'm curious, 
has anyone else noticed this? The California Air Resources Board claims 
they tested MTBE and found no difference in mileage, but hey, these are the 
same people that ruined the diesel fuel pumps with their low-sulphur fuel 
and polluted our drinking water with MTBE....

At 09:25 AM 11/27/01 -0700, Night Shadow wrote:


>My roccs have always gotten crappy mileage....combination of living at
>5000ft and a heavy right foot.  Typically 20 in the city and 25-30(best)
>highway...
>
>Now my Golf TDI.....first road trip I took I averaged 50-55mpg going 80-85
>mph :-)
>
>Eric
>
>
>On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Fry, Larry wrote:
>
> > Miles on a tank of gas?
> > What is a tank of gas?....13 galUS?  13.5?  12?  How many of you run your
> > tank until it's empty?  THAT'S a "tank of gas".  Miles per gallon is the
> > universal, precise way of stating fuel mileage (or kilometers/liter).
> >
> > That said, all you featherfeet, ...what are your mpg's?   I've gotten as
> > high as 33.1 on a 12-hour (80-85mph for literally hours at a time) run from
> > San Diego to Salt Lake City. Then, this year on the identical trip (except
> > about 40degrees F. warmer), the 'Roc and I got only 30mpg.  The 'Roc is a
> > stock 16V with 190K miles on it.
> >
> > Larry  sandiego16V
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lisa Lutman [mailto:llutman@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 7:41 PM
> > To: pbureau@home.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: RE: Fuel milage
> >
> >
> > I must be doing something wrong... if I'm lucky, I'll get 400 kms out of a
> > tank. Hmmm... new O2 sensor, plugs, 94 octane gas, etc as well. Think I 
> need
> >
> > to check into this!
> >
> > Lisa
> > Vancouver, BC
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>Eric
>Westminster, CO
>
>76 Honda CB400F Super Sport
>80 Scirocco (Parts car turned Daily Driver, mine)
>81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
>84 Scirocco Automatic (SOLD)
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