ct: Re: [MBZ] OT: Trial by fire for the Golf
> Curly wrote:
>
> VW could beat that in the 70s. my 79 wabbit got 45+. The
> audi 4000 got 45 or better
>
> Where is the improvement for 35 years of better technology?
Curt's car is a lot heavier, I'll bet. Air bags, noise
insul
> Curly wrote:
>
> VW could beat that in the 70s. my 79 wabbit got 45+. The
> audi 4000 got 45 or better
>
> Where is the improvement for 35 years of better technology?
Curt's car is a lot heavier, I'll bet. Air bags, noise
insulation, copper wire for the big stereo speakers, etc.
Did your
> Curt wrote:
>
> ...what are the odds an alignment would help mileage? I
> think new calipers will help.
Once mileage gets to that level, it sure could. The higher
the efficiency, the more significant the small factors.
With an efficient engine, mileage is all about drag.
Aerodynamic,
I take out the tie rod(s) before loosening the adjusters, scribe center points
on their ends, measure the distance between centers, scribe center points on
the new link, transfer the measurement, tighten the adjuster, and install. I've
never had to have a re-alignment.
Before that, I made a
fmiser via Mercedes wrote:
Remember, a 5% loss at 40 MPG is 2 MPG, while the same 5%
loss at 10 MPG is 0.5 MPG
Another way of looking at it: In a car that uses 10hp at 60mph and
gets 40 mpg, .5hp of drag from brakes or alignment is 5% or 2mpg.
A truck that uses 40hp to cruise 60mph and gets
Brake drag will definitely lower milage in your Golf -- I've picked up
about 2 mpg since the rear brakes quit dragging and the pedal regained
it's normal feel. I'm sure the issue was related to being parked for
six months or so over the winter, but drag is drag.
I'll be having the tires
lacking
in soul) at least for the first 10-15 years.
-Curt
From: OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Cc: OK Don <okd...@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 11:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Trial by
VW could beat that in the 70s. my 79 wabbit got 45+. The audi 4000
got 45 or better
Where is the improvement for 35 years of better technology?
42 mpg...
I can get 42 mpg in my '87 wagon, if I go about 40 mpg... downhill...
with a tailwind
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Sun,
Took my '05 Golf to Hannibal, New York Friday for a "True North Lantern
Enthusiast" weekend. About 550 miles round trip. Averaged 42mpg which is lower
than I'd like but on the NY Throughway I held it right to 80mph and as we came
through Vermont on Rt 9 the hills and lower speeds would have
ile when reversing. I'll put new rear
> brakes on the to-do list.
> -Curt
> From: Meade Dillon <dillonm...@gmail.com>
> To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 9:43 PM
>
I'm about 1/2 way through my first tank on my wagon after adjusting the
injection pump timing. I'm hoping I will at least get back to 26-27 mpg
around town. I also still need to have the front end aligned after
replacing a tie-rod, I did my best with string and the affected wheel
sitting on two
I've gotten 53 mpg with the 2012 Passat - there's your improvement (not
much, but - -). The cars are heavier now so not as many people die in
crashes as they did in the '70's, hence even maintaining the fuel economy
is an improvement. Comparing a '70's car to one today is apples to oranges.
I
42 mpg...
I can get 42 mpg in my '87 wagon, if I go about 40 mpg... downhill...
with a tailwind
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 8:08 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Took my '05 Golf to Hannibal, New York Friday for a "True North
be hard on mileage.
-Curt
From: Meade Dillon <dillonm...@gmail.com>
To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 9:59 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Trial by fire for the Golf
I don't think an
Less pollution! Well, no, they've got to cheat to get less pollution
-
Max
Charleston SC
On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 10:14 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> VW could beat that in the 70s. my 79 wabbit got 45+. The audi 4000 got
> 45 or better
>
>
15 matches
Mail list logo
