Re: fuel consumption

[dhowitt@iddis.com]

Let me stir up the pot a little bit more on the mileage debate.  
(Will somebody else please be my guest in converting the following into l/km 
etc., for the benefit of those lucky enough not to have been schoooled in the 
"English" system of measurement which I guess even the English don't use 
anymore.) 

I checked the original EPA rating for my '89 100Q and it is listed as 18 city, 
24 highway miles per US gallon or a combined figure of 21.  Before you all go 
bashing the government stats, I'll say that in my experience these figures are 
usually close to the mark.  Well, I have been averaging 21 mpg so I thought 
that my performance was acceptable until a few of you came along and reported 
(or posited) mileage of 25-30+ mpg for the same (?) vehicle.  Keep in mind this 
is a 100 Quattro so it weights maybe 3400 lbs.  The engine is the 2.3 l 
non-turbo in-line five cylinder, manual transmission.  

Okay, those with 5000 or 100 2.3 quattros, what is your true mileage?  Am I 
okay, or should I look into a new oxygen sensor?  (It passed emissions testing 
in June, doesn't that point to a sensor that's doing its job properly?)

Doran Howitt
IDD Information Services
Livingston, NJ USA