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starman
post May 8 2009, 01:49 AM
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Anyone know what the rated awerage fuel consumption is for a 914 1.7?
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post May 8 2009, 06:54 PM
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When new, my 1973 1.7 got about 42 mpg on long interstate trips, driving smoothly at about 70 to 75mph. I used to drive from below Charlotte, NC to Philadelphia on one tank of gas- with over 1 1/2 gallons left at trips end. This was durng the gas crunch in the mid-70's when a lot of states actually closed down gas stations on Sundays. I could drive back north on I-95 with almost zero traffic on Sunday afternoon. Almost all the cars of that era got about 10 or so mpg and had very limited range. The few cars that got better milage had small fuel tanks. They were unable to make a long drive on Sunday. My car was great, because when I got back to Philly, I still had enough gas left to be able to wait until Tuesday for refilling. Did this several times. I also checked the odometer to confirm the milage was corrected. JoeO
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post May 10 2009, 05:33 AM
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When new, my 1973 1.7 got about 42 mpg on long interstate trips, driving smoothly at about 70 to 75mph. I used to drive from below Charlotte, NC to Philadelphia on one tank of gas- with over 1 1/2 gallons left at trips end. This was durng the gas crunch in the mid-70's when a lot of states actually closed down gas stations on Sundays. I could drive back north on I-95 with almost zero traffic on Sunday afternoon. Almost all the cars of that era got about 10 or so mpg and had very limited range. The few cars that got better milage had small fuel tanks. They were unable to make a long drive on Sunday. My car was great, because when I got back to Philly, I still had enough gas left to be able to wait until Tuesday for refilling. Did this several times. I also checked the odometer to confirm the milage was corrected. JoeO



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