Re: [Amc-list] 17.339 MPG around town

["Bruce Griffis" <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>]

Okay - that's pretty good milage.

I read what little I could find about the Mobil Economy runs. Per
wikipedia: "In the 1964 run, a 6-cylinder Rambler American 440 sedan
averaged 27.8336 miles per gallon (8.450 L/100km); once again, the
best of all the cars that year.[6]"

I've got a '65 330 sedan. I'm going to do my darndest to get it closer
to that 27MPG figure. Time to research and tune. While I might not be
able to drive like the folks did doing the runs, I bet by using common
sense I can get a whole lot better fuel mileage.

Wouldn't it be awesome to do a club-sponsored or owner-sponsored
economy run? Something to show that collector cars and special
interest cars can also be low cost to get into (depending on what you
want), and economical to run?

My Corolla gets around 25-27 just tooling around, doing the same type
of driving that got me 17.339 on the American. I'll try and improve
the figure on the American.

On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 10:31 AM,  <Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Didn't mention my Jeeps, but the XJ gets 18 with my wifes total lack of mechanical skills driving a stick. 22 highway.
> My WJ with it's V-8 and Quadratrac II gets between 16-17 with me driving nicely, drops into the 15's real quick with a heavy foot. 21 highway.
>   98 Altima gets 22 in town, 28 highway. It's a tank though, loaded with leather, sunroof and all avaiable options.
>
> --
> 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: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
>> BTW, for the type of driving you're doing, that mileage sounds pretty
>> good. I'd love it if my 3/4 ton Ram got that going back and forth to
>> work (mostly stop and go on the highway). Of course, my Ram weighs at
>> least double your car and has 3 times the power which I'm sure has
>> something to do with it.
>>
>> Matt
>>
>> On 5/25/2008 5:45 PM, Bruce Griffis spouted this sage advice:
>> > Getting some miles on the American sedan. I'm really liking it, and
>> > think I'm going to start visiting a local garage every month or so for
>> > minor stuff (I'm getting too lazy with summer here). We did the old
>> > "check the fuel level" method (look at odometer, take out notebook,
>> > check when I last got gas and how many miles). Well, on fillup I
>> > calculated we got 17.339 miles per gallon cruising around town. Not
>> > bad. If I make the big change from ear tuning to actually using a
>> > timing light and dwell meter, we might get better.
>> >
>> > Not bad for a 43 year old car. Right around what my wife's Highlander
>> > gets. Wonder if I could get 20.
>> --
>> mhaas@xxxxxxx
>> Cincinnati, OH
>> http://www.mattsoldcars.com
>> 1967 Rambler American wagon
>> 1968 Rambler American sedan
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