<VV> Vairs and ACTUAL fuel used

[J R Read_HML]

Just for the heck of it, it would be nice to have a ball park figure on how 
many miles per year is the "average" of all licensed Corvairs.  Maybe two 
numbers would be needed, one for those which are actually driven and another 
for ALL - whether driven or not.  A survey of this group (VV) might or (more 
than likely) might NOT be an indicator - so I really don't know how to go 
about calculating that number or collecting the data.

Personally, I feel that I probably am in the upper %tile in terms of annual 
(actually driven) Vair mileage at something around 12,000 (some years have 
been a good deal higher than that).  But, I don't know that for certain.

Really, the point I'm trying to get to is that a (very?) great many Vairs 
likely go less than 1,000 per year.  So, the conversation about various 
fuels and other fuel saving or fuel cost saving methods fall on quite a few 
deaf ears.  If you are burning 50 gallons per year at $1.50 and the price 
doubles to $3.00, it now costs an extra $75.00 PER YEAR to drive your Vair 
to those places you normally use it.  SO WHAT!

I could list at least a dozen Vairs that I know of locally that would have a 
hard time proving 1,000 miles in 5 years.

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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140 (still X2 - someone needs to buy the blue vert)
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140

Rampside - at least 3,000/yr (spring and fall)
Blue Vert - average of 8,500 over last 10 yrs (summer)
Beige Vert - just got it in April and have 3,000 on it (2,600 was the trip 
home) (will be summer car)
Coupe - probably around 1,500/yr (winter only or when everything else is 
broken - sometimes a loaner and I did not count those miles)

PS - If someone decides to take that survey - be sure to promise NOT to 
report to any insurance Cos.