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Originally Posted by Isaac Zachary
Some have claimed to get up to 40mpg through mods and hypermiling. I got 30mpg on the highway in my 1972 Super Beetle. Other body designs using the same engine got better fuel mileage (e.g. Karmann Ghia).
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Hot VWs magazine did their Mileage Motor and fell just short of 40MPG at 65MPH.
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I was scanning some of the HVWs articles on CBs site and also re-read the original Jon Karcey mileage motor article. HVWs original goal was 40+ MPG. The best they got was 38.46 MPG @ 65mph before they started fooling around with fuel injection voodoo from CB where their mileage dropped back down into the 36 MPG range.
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Note the name John Karcey. I prolly still have the original VW Greats article wherein he got his Karmann Ghia to [an unofficial] 50 MPG.
The Volhart-Sagitta (my spirit aniimal) did 90MPH on 25HP. I've never seen mileage figures for it. It had a Cd equivalent to the Prius.
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That said, I 100% understand the appeal of having an engine with no electronics, that you can rebuild for $200 - even if it needs that rebuild every 75-100k or so. So long as rust doesn't take it, that's a vehicle that doesn't have an expiration date.
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I bought and sold my 1979 Dasher with a defective oil indicator light. It had an LED on a flexicable. With the Beetle, if the body rusts away, it's like 'Oh well, anyway..."
