Jim's Folly

1984 VW Vanagon · H4 Van
Property of JiminOR. Added Aug 2009.

They name themselves.... Popped the head gaskets bringing her home. Picked up a new used motor. A year later, broke the distributor drive. Resealed the original motor and immediately left on a 4,000 trip. She's happy now. 4,000 miles used 1 pt of oil. 1984 Adventurewagen - Hightop camper 1.9 Wasserboxer - 4 sp. manual - 185R14C Nokian Hakkapeliitta tires

Total Fuel-ups 52	Avg Miles/Fuel-up 187.0	Avg Price/Gallon $2.77	Avg Price/Fuel-up $29.50
Total Miles Tracked 9,535	Last Price/Gallon $2.95 (+$0.06)	Avg Price/Gallon $2.87 (30 Days)	Avg Price/Mile $0.16
Avg L/100km 13.4	Best Miles/Fuel-up 377.0 8/16/09	Best Price/Gallon $1.74 5/31/09	Total Spent 2010 $235.01

Recent Fuel-ups

Date	Miles	Gallons	Price	MPG	Notes
3/17/10	212.0	12.169	$2.95	17.4
3/10/10	193.0	10.969	$2.89	17.6
3/03/10	209.0	12.281	$2.85	17.0
2/22/10	181.0	11.470	$2.79	15.8	Advanced timing to 5 BTDC
2/09/10	215.0	13.442	$2.77	16.0
1/24/10	190.0	11.358	$2.79	16.7
1/18/10	193.0	11.802	$2.67	16.4
12/06/09	194.0	11.472	$2.65	16.9
11/10/09	203.0	11.800	$2.75	17.2	100% gasoline! Texaco Fire Chief
11/01/09	231.0	13.050	$2.80	17.7	Commuting

Potential Savings Per Fuel-up

Using the last fuel-up as a guide, here's what this car could have saved with better mileage.

Last MPG 17.4

+1 MPG $1.95

+2 MPG $3.70

+3 MPG $5.27

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