Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mhuxt.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!mhuxt!hstrop From: hstrop@mhuxt.UUCP (trop) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Gas Mileage Message-ID: <1279@mhuxt.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Mar-84 08:44:59 EST Article-I.D.: mhuxt.1279 Posted: Mon Mar 19 08:44:59 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 20-Mar-84 00:34:40 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 28 Regarding gas mileage: 1980 Saab Turbo (3 door) 22-25 city 30-33 highway (at 60 -65 mph) 26.4 highway (at 90 mph avg, at 2 am) 1983 Saab Turbo (3 door) 23-26 city 30-32 highway (at 60-65 mph) 1962 Ford Falcon Van (160 cu in engine, 3 speed manual) lowest 11 mpg (leaky fuel pump) city avg 17 mpg highway avg 21 mpg highest 28.7 mpg (avg 50 mph on I-5 in spring fog) By the way, the old Ford Falcon Van has 210,000+ miles on it, and is still running. My father uses it to haul wood and trash, mostly. It survived 4 transcontinental round trips, 5 excursions into the wilds of western Canada, and the worst test of all, 4 yrs in Boston, Mass! Harvey S. Trop mhuxt!hstrop