Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site drufl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!drutx!drufl!pmr From: pmr@drufl.UUCP (Rastocny) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Gas Mileage Message-ID: <888@drufl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 16-Mar-84 17:36:37 EST Article-I.D.: drufl.888 Posted: Fri Mar 16 17:36:37 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Mar-84 03:58:28 EST References: <2096@ihuxf.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Denver Lines: 24 I kept pretty accurate mileage readings on the last few cars I owned so here goes: 1972 Honda 600 sedan after 65K city/highway miles Lowest: 28 Best: 55 Consistent average: 40 1978 Plymouth Horizon after 42K city/highway miles Lowest: 25 Best: 36 Consistent average: 32 1980 Subaru 4x4 wagon after 110K mostly highway/mountain miles Lowest: 22 Best: 34 Consistent average: 30 (This car still has the original battery, fan belt, rotor, distributor cap, plug wires, water pump, etc. I've only changed tires, oil and filter, wiper blades, and bulbs.) 1982 Subaru 4x4 wagon after 78K mostly highway/mountain miles Lowest: 24 Best: 37 Consistent average: 32 1984 Subaru 4x4 turbo wagon after 3,200 mostly highway/mountain miles Lowest: 20 Best: 26 Consistent average: 24 (This car has a bad wheel bearing that will get fixed next week. Mileage will probably go up a bit.) Phil Rastocny