I dunno what they do, but mine looks like it is sitting right between 21-22mpg and that's with me "having fun". I drive it so litlle it's hard to be economical.... I've allready got half the 300 miles I managed last year on it! Put over a 100 on it today. Runs smoother at 70 than at 60-65, makes it harder to be gentleon the highway too... I got to research a heater control valve for it though. I can't get the heat to shut off, I'm guessing the valve took a crap. I'd like to find a real correct bolt to the dash one. Right now I have to open the floor vents to combat the toasty feet... -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II " Chronic Pain Hurts" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > On Sun, 25 May 2008, Bruce Griffis wrote: > > > Anyway, I'm pretty happy with better than 17, and it looks like 20-21 > > would definately be within reach! > > Oh yeah, with your setup that's probably just fine for in-town > putt-putt. At whatever the cruise "sweet spot" is for your car > I doubt you'll get less than 22mpg or so. > > All in all, highway driving is really easy on cars! Freeways > are more or less flat and level, with controlled grades. Unless > congested, no stress on brakes. Only if the suspension is rotten > will it be unpleasant or worse. The open road sees steady cruise > speed, lots of airflow, and low accel/decel. > > > I think though if the rings were better mine would get better > mileage. I run wide tires, but 34 psi. 50 weight in the > transmission, overdrive, 2100 rpm@60mph, it ought to be better > than 22mpg I think. > > > I wonder what cheats they pulled to get 30 mpg from those Mobil > Economy Runs! I assume thin oils everywhere, good for contesting > but not so good for longevity! > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list