Re: Fuel economy

["Billy T." <btylaska@onramp.net>]

And oh yeah, I drive my car like a banshee!!

Billy

David Nejely wrote:

> Howdy listers, not to start a new fuel economy war....but I was just
> wondering...
>
> -I commute 140 miles per day FREEWAY
> -I generally buy premium gas (by the way it's still very
>   cheap here...only about $1.00/gal).
> -The MFA reads consistently about 23-24MPG irregardless of speed (85 vs.65)
>
> What are your averages and experiences with fuel economy?  Have you made
> improvements?  It would be nice to see higher economy out of the awesome
> VR6, especially since I don't run it hard very often.
>
> This is a stock GLX with no mods (yet).  I'm sure the K&N
> drop in helps, etc.  It's a great car, and I feel like I'm "nit-picking"
> but I wanted to throw this out here to find your opinions/experiences, and
> what your MFA tells you.
>
> The car is new to me (4 months) and only has 40k on it.  It's my 3rd VW,
> and it's an awesome machine.
>
> Thanks, Dave