RE: 2000 VR6 - Gas mileage woes.

["Squier, Craig" <craig_squier@arvin.com>]

You would get 28mpg also if you had an economy 6th gear... ;)

I get 25-26 Highway at 70-80mph. Every stoplight knocks .5mpg off that.
I kinda like them high revs and 1-2 shifts.... ;)

-Cab

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> From: 	Seann Dorand[SMTP:Seann_Dorand@ins.com]
> Reply To: 	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Sent: 	Tuesday, October 26, 1999 1:41 PM
> To: 	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: 	2000 VR6 - Gas mileage woes.
> 
> 
> On another note, I'm wondering what other 2000 VR6 sports/lux owners are
> getting in terms of gas mileage.  My car is a stick (of course :)) and I
> find that I'm getting about 300 miles to a tank.  I think the tank is 14
> or
> 14.5 gallons.  I drive pretty fast... 80+ most of the time but my wife's
> car
> doesn't drink nearly that kind of gas... hell, Vette's don't even eat that
> kind of gas.  I think the new Vette gets like 28mpg or something.
> 
> Please let me know.
> 
> Thanks,
> Seann Dorand - seann_dorand@ins.com
>