<VV> 23 MPG at 75 MPH

[Jim Houston]

"Last trip to Keys, the 64 Greenbrier Deluxe, 110 PG (also with AC) did 
about 20 MPH"

Hey Mike, I think you might need some highway gears -- 20 MPH is awful 
slow!!!  <grin>

Jim Houston
'65 Corsa


Mikeamauro at aol.com wrote:
> Just returned from my semiannual trip to the Florida Keys; logged about 900 
>  miles... engine consumed about a pint of oil, and I averaged 23 MPG while 
> on  I-75. While on the interstate I cruised at 70-80 MPH. I did not 
> calculate  my fuel consumption at slower speeds (i.e.: 45-50 MPH), but previously  
> this "sweet spot" speed has netted about 27 MPG with this factory air, PG 
> late  model 110 coupe. I'm thinking this is not to shabby for a 40-something  
> red-haired stepchild of a car. 
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> Last trip to Keys, the 64 Greenbrier Deluxe, 110 PG (also with AC) did  
> about 20 MPH. 
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> Mike Mauro
> 1967 Coupe & other Corvairs
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