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Originally Posted by DAVES
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This stuff is endless. And there is no shortage of misinformation. I owned a 1964 and I 1970 air cooled VW BUG. They were standard, (stick shift) driving a stick in stop and go traffic with a stick eating a big mac and a thick shake-that is an art. On a straight highway run the delivered around 30mpg. Top speed was like 68 miles per hour unless you were going down hill. My current car Chevy Malibu, rides far more comfortably than the classic VW. It has far better brakes. It has far better acceleration. It has air conditioning. Heat works. A VW being air cooled, being very crude, the heat never worked when it was truly cold. Oh and my Chevy gets better gas mileage than the classic VWs with no need to change plugs and do a full tune up every 10,000 miles and a valve adjust every 30,000.
Cars are far better than they were and safer as well.
Nash vs VW which has the most iconic, annoying horn.
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I have a 2017 Nissan Murano with the 3.5 liter V6 engine rated at 265 HP. If I drive the speed limit on the interstate I can get 30 MPG. Even when I run at 80 MPH on the interstate I get 26 MPG.
I had a Dodge conversion van back in the days when they were popular that had a 318 engine with a pretty wild cam, high rise manifold, 4 barrel Holley carb and headers that gave me 11 MPG at 55 MPH. Granted that wasn't a standard engine but I don't believe it generated 265 HP. My friend had a van also with a regular 318 engine and he only got around 16 MPG. The new engines get excellent milage.