<VV> re:48 mpg VW diesel...little Corvair

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

Hey guys,
Last October a very dear friend found out her husband (also a dear friend of 
mine) was transferring to Los Angeles from Indy... she had a 91 VW Jetta 
ECOdiesel 5 speed (1.6 turbo diesel rated at 59HP) that she wanted to get rid of... 
Sarah (my 16 year old daughter) and I drove up with a friend of mine and 
helped her around the house, to get it ready to sell, and also to haul off some 
stuff she couldn't take into California (he reloads a lot of ammo, so I got 
plenty of shotgun shells and gun powder, as well as propane cylinders for camp 
stoves)... after helping with the house, and my buddy decided he didn't want the 
car, she signed the title and gave it to Sarah (she did 2 days worth of 
yardwork in 4 hours)... 
Sarah has been learning to drive a 5 speed, and I've been trying to keep 
things fixed on it, since it has 262K miles on it. I've found I can squeeze 45 MPG 
out of it when I maintain "speed limits"... Monday I followed the church bus 
to camp (about 80 miles one way) to bring the bus driver back home (so we 
didn't use up extra fuel driving the bus back here, and only used almost 4 gallons 
for a 159 mile trip...
I've also found that the diesel additive "Power Service" helps stop leaks 
from the injector pump and makes it run a tad better...
I figure once she goes to college she'll have a good, dependable car that she 
can bring home for me to fix every other weekend, and it won't cost her a lot 
in fuel...
;-)
Once she saw the sunroof and CD player in the VW, she lost all interest in 
the 69 Monza... oh well, maybe it's better this way.
I'll have a "leg update" later today for those of you wondering about my hoof.
Later,
Lonzo
 
 
Lon Anderson in White Mills, KY
CORSA, Corvanatics, Derby City Corvair, Central Kentucky Corvair
1961 Greenbrier
1963 Greenbrier
1964 700 sedan
1969 Monza coupe FOR SALE



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