[T3] Invasion weather looking PERFECT!

[Keith Park]

That's the thing, I CANT sing!

;-0

Keith


Top Notch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
71 Squareback "Hothe"
65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
87 golf "Winterat"
93 RX7 "Redstur"


-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of Soren Jacobsen
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 1:15 AM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Invasion weather looking PERFECT!

On Jun 17, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> Might be a bit hot for the western caravan tomorrow, but remember. your
not
> in KANSAS anymore!  ;-)
> I might prefer Kansas to 3 1/2hours in a car with no Cruise control, no
> Gauges and an AM radio!

Only 3-1/2 hours?  When I took my 6V '65 Variant around the country for 2.5
months last year, you may recall that I had no radio whatsoever.  All those
8+ hour driving days weren't so bad -- you get to work on your singing
voice, and cruise control just encourages dangerous driving habits ;)

> I did 30mpg in the Crate Sunday in a mix of highway and secondary road
> driving, no stop and go but that's still significantly 
> Higher than the 71 would have done.  I wonder of the SP heads get better
gas
> mileage?

I get consistently great mileage from the 1600SP in my '65. 31MPG if there's
no significant stop and go.  This isn't just a tank or two -- over the past
year and a half (23,000+ miles) it's held steady.  Then again, I drive at
55MPH whenever possible.  My Bug, with its 1385cc SP (and considerably less
weight to it compared to the Variant), does 32.  With conservative driving
and a well-tuned engine, you ought to be able to push past the expected
28MPG.

Soren
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