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In a message dated 8/28/05 6:48:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk writes: << Yes, for a '69 1600TLE with 5,500 miles at a temp of 72F the report gave the following mileages:- mph > mpg (US galls) 75 > 21.6 80 > 17.6 I guess we're all proud of our old cars and tend to drive them as fast as we would a newer one. >> Well these numbers are close, but I was getting better than 17.6 coming back from the 2004 Invasion. : ) But then the chart didn't go up high enough either. :O I think we determined after the Invasion that the Square's I was running with were getting better mileage, probably due to better areodynamics, rather than speed. Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof 71 Square, Formerly a 2 seat Roadster, now a T-3 Heb, pics can be seen at; http://volksrods.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2977 69 Square, currently awaiting a 2.0L t-4 engine transplant ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~