Ken Tharp <kthinc@dwx.com> writes:
> Back in the mid-70's, in my former lbc life, our '71 Spitfires
> routinely got 30 miles per gallon. Today, my '79 gets less than 20
> mpg. I'm curious to know whether other late-model Spit owners do
> better than that.
My '80 Spit typically got around 30 miles per (U.S.) gallon during
city driving. After it was lost to a car accident two years ago, I
got a '79 (thanks to fellow lister Dan Parslow) to replace it. As I
drove it from Tucson, Arizona to Los Angeles, at freeway speeds of
65-70 mph, I averaged about 31mpg.
As soon as I crossed into California and started getting reformulated
emissions-control gasoline, my mileage dropped to about 26 mpg.
Driving in town, I now typically average about 23 mpg, which I
suspect would be a bit higher with older formulation gasolines.
--John Hazelton
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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