Re: [T3] long distance gas mileage experiment

[Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org>]

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Wow, interesting.

A friend and I once drove a 1200cc Beetle a couple of thousand miles 
at around 55mph.  We would consistently get 37.5mpg day after day. 
Smaller engine than a Type 3, of course, but I'm sure that the low 
speed was a huge part of the good mileage figure.

> We saw gas prices ranging from $3.15 to $2.73. The highest were in
> the mountains of Arizona and the lowest were in Nebraska/Iowa.

I bought gas for the first time in about a month yesterday... I was 
surprised to see that Chevron supreme was US$3.50 and nine tenths of 
a penny per gallon.  Ouch.  Also hit a 2006 mileage figure of 
1,400miles today... on the tandem bicycle.  Gas prices like this are 
making 2006 an exceptionally good year for cycling. :-o

-Greg

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