RE: 2000 VR6 - Gas mileage woes.

[Kelly Gasperetti <ke_kel17@yahoo.com>]

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--- Seann Dorand <Seann_Dorand@ins.com> wrote:
> 
> I let it go down to like right at the right side of
> teh red line.
> 
> there it usually reads like anywhere between 275 and
> 300.
> 
> I'm trying to figure out if my gas mileage woes are
> coming from my wheel.
> the car runs great up to 72... .above that i start
> to get  a slight harmonic
> noise and very slight vibration... then it gets a
> little worse.
> 
> I think i'm getting like 21 or 22 on the highway.
> 
> Seann
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chuck Simpson [mailto:Csimpson@ZELTECH.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 3:30 PM
> > To: 'Seann Dorand '; 'jettaglx@igtc.com '
> > Subject: RE: 2000 VR6 - Gas mileage woes.
> >
> >
> > How empty do you run your VR6?
> > Keep track of how many miles vs. how many gallons
> are needed to
> > re-fill your tank at the station.  Even though my
> gas needle
> > says "E"... I may still have 1.5 gallons left in
> the tank (which
> > equals approx. 50 miles left).
> >
> > If you haven't leased your vehicle, you may want
> to consider buying
> > an aftermarket chip to help increase gas-mileage
> and give your
> > VR6 some extra pep.
> > I have a '98 VR6 with a Garrett chip and I
> generally average
> > 30-32 mpg on highway and 24-25 mpg city.  Like I
> said in an earlier
> > posting, I hit 400 miles on one tank of gas (all
> highway of course).
> > This was a noticable difference with stock mileage
> (20/27).
> >
> > Another thing to consider...  my alignment was
> f**ked up from the
> > factory and I think it affected my mileage.  I
> noticed my mpg
> > went up a few clicks after getting an alignment.
> >
> > Good Luck,
> >
> > -Chuck Simpson
> > '98 White Jetta GLX-VR6
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Seann Dorand
> > To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> > Sent: 10/26/99 1:41 PM
> > 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
> >
> 
> 


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