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Hello members

I have been a mileage counter for the last 10 yrs or so, I have owned a 1L. 3cyl. 92 geo metro convertible for about 5 yrs. it averaged 42 mpg although 50 mpg imperial was possible on the highway going 55.
I had wanted a fuel efficient 4 cyl. diesel for quite sometime then the conditions were right and I purchased a 98 tdi beetle. I have been enjoying it,much more then the :turtle:metro, do to the metro's 52 hp 55ftlb torque compared to the vw's 120 hp 190ftlb torque.
Gas mileage is from excellent to unbelievable in the beetle depending on driving style and route.

I look forward to doing some more mods to my car too further its great gas mileage, I will post my current mpg when i find the area to post it in.:thumbup:

Welcome. Nice first fuel log post. Wow.

Welcome to EM!

Thanks for the welcome guys.
I am in the middle of making a larger belly pan for the Beetle, to lower its drag coefficient. I had knocked the plastic one off last week so my last fuel log was without the belly pan on.
I expect it will improve my mileage, by how much I will have to wait and see. Also one tire was down to 32lbs I usually keep them at 40lbs the max for the tires.
I would be really stoked to get it up to 65 mpg, my goal, for now:rolleyes:

I overinflate my tires by 9-10psi (running at 53.5psi right now) because it reduces rolling resistance, though some say it changes handling and braking. Lots here run over-inflated tires. IMHO it is a great free mod. Mine have been running this way for about 8 or 9K miles without even a hint of trouble. Use your own judgement, but that's my personal experience.

Hiya and welcome. From the looks of that ride height, you must have a hard time getting the Beetle over the ramps on the ferry to come over to the mainland! But if you do, and see a silver Insight driving around Tsawwassen on the weekends that'll be me.

I'll have to try 45 lbs in my tires, 5 lbs over sounds harmless enough..

Its not my beetle in my avatar,mine is black and standard height.
I just liked the photo of the lowered yellow beetle. Maybe one day I will put bags on mine then I can drop it down for highway cruising:)