RE: VR6 eat fuel?

[Drew Jennings <drewj@awj.com>]

Well, compared to my full-size Bronco, which I traded in to get my '97
GLX, this thing sips the stuff.  I'd get about 300 miles in my Bronco
tank, but the monster took 30+ gallons to fill up.

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>From: 	Mark Radelow[SMTP:rpcprod@hotmail.com]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, August 06, 1997 12:59 PM
>To: 	gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com; gfung@sfu.ca
>Cc: 	jettaglx@igtc.com
>Subject: 	Re: VR6 eat fuel?
>
>The VR6, although a great engine, is not the cutting edge of combustion.  
>Being a 2-valve design the engine is not as efficient as say that of 4 
>or 5 valve design (there are benefits however, torque etc. etc.).  This 
>combined with a relatively small gas tank means that yes, you will be 
>tanking up more.  I have had the engine at 28mpg on the freeway driving 
>flat and level at 65 with no windows opens and no ac on.  But don't 
>expect to get stuff like this.  The engine just likes gas.  Look for 
>about 270-300 miles per tank.
>
>Mark Radelow
>VW Jetta Homepage
>jetta.aosi.net
>
>>Date: Wed, 06 Aug 1997 10:46:21 -0700
>>To: post <gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com>
>>From: Gary Shu Kei Fung <gfung@sfu.ca>
>>Subject: VR6 eat fuel?
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>           I have my VR6 for a few months now, and found that this 
>machine
>>"eat" gas pretty quickly. I was just filling up my gas tank last night 
>then
>>ran few kms - 10 kms , and once I got back home, I found the fuel
>>indicator's needle has drop(or moved) quite significantly.  Is this 
>normal
>>to all vr6 cars? or is there somethiung wrong with my car?(like the 
>spark
>>plus...) But then I thought it wouldn't be the plugs at all because my 
>car
>>is brand new...  I had the 4 cyl. GTI before, so I noticed this fuel
>>consumption differs a whole lot. any comments on this would be 
>appreciated.
>>
>>Gary
>>97 GTI-VR6
>>
>>
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