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>From: "Ginger D.&Peter P." <gingerd@teleport.com>
>Several posts have mentioned that certain folks MPG figures were too
>low. Just what is an acceptable/expected range city and hwy?
> The Dustin Hoffman add says 27 MPG for a '66 fastback. That must be
>dual carbs on the hwy... My stock '66 Sqbk probably should get tuned
>up, but it has been getting 18 MPG city. (I havn't really dared take it
>out for more than a couple trips on the hwy yet)
I get 23 mpg now that the weather is warmer, 20 in the dead of winter.
That's just an average tankfull, hwy driving will take it up a bit. I think
they should be a bit higher. I don't do many short trips. Less than 20 is
a bad sign unless there are extenuating circumstances.
73 FI squareback
Jim
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