<VV> Re: VirtualVairs digest, Vol 1 #314 - 12 msgs

[Rodney Sampson]

I don't know about you guys but I drive my 140 4spd Coupe Daily , 40 
miles round trip.
About 15 miles total street the rest highway (or parking lot depending 
on the Kansas drivers).
Center mount 390 Holley and I'm always slightly on the secondaries.
I get around 16 MPG , and have 2 weak cylinders , so my oil mileage is 
crappy...

Rodney Sampson
KCMo.

>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <UltraMonzaWest@aol.com>
>To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
>Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:18 PM
>Subject: Re: <VV> 140-PG MPG?
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>>Does anybody know what kind of mileage should be expected from a 140-PG
>>convertible?  Geoff thinks he has a gas guzzler.  I know I can drive for
>>nearly two weeks withoug filling up my 110-PG '64.
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>>Bill Hubbell
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>>BILL!!!  I'm suprised at you! ggggg  An educated man too!
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>>1   My experience with 140pgs  is 12-15  with a kid driving!   Best in an
>>Econo-Run..24.
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>>When you add the cost of Premium fuel.....it's a PIG!! gg
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>>2    NOW   "drive for 2 weeks"???    How can you figure mileage???
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>>My v8  Crown goes for months!  So did I get better mileage???
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>>MILES  driven  divided by gas used... ONLY WAY TO TELL!  and then it must
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>>over several tanks!    AVERAGE!
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>> example;     Geoff goes  100 miles and gets 24mpg!  that's 4.1
>>gallons!...BUT..
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>>His GM  fuel gauge only shows 1/4 tank left [ common...not voltage
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>regulated!
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>>]   He thinks he's getting BAD  mileage....'cause he used 3/4 of a tank to
>>get home!   He refuses to drive it anymore because it'sa GAS HOG!
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>>Boy!  glad I didn't vote!  gggggg
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