how many miles per gallon does a 1970 volkswagen bug get?

Question 1
how many miles per gallon does a 1970 volkswagen bug get?...  ????

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1)   Driven with respect for it's age,30 mpg should be easy - Ron

2)   Depends on how you drive it. Expect close to 30. - Aircooled Chick

3)   no not 30. i drive a completely stock engine 1970 bug. its a 1600cc (well 1584cc rounded up) with a solex 30-pict-3 carb and single port intake.

i dont really drive like i stole it, keep the foot kinda light, usually only 60mph on the highway and i get 25-26 mpg. looking at the manual the car came with it says 26.1mpg. so im not too far off

look about the middle of the page

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/70beetle/60.jpg - Air-Cooled (o\ ! /o)

4)   my 1970 beetle use to get between 25-28 city and 30-32 interstate and this was in 2004 - James


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Question 2
2003 volkswagen golf 1.6 . Can i put a turbo in it?...  Hi,

i have a 2003 golf, its a 3 door , 1.6 petrol. its pretty quick but im thinking about putting a turbo in it, but is that even possible ?

cheers :)

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1)   Anything is possible providing you have the expertise and the finance. The amount of work involved and the expenditure would deter me. Also you would have to uprate the brakes, tyres and suspension to keep your insurer happy who would then charge you an arm and a leg in extra premiums. Cheaper, and more sensible, to trade it in for a GTI. - Bazza

2)   dont even think of it, you have to modify too many things, mainly engine, lower compression pistons, manifolds, you need an oil cooler etc, etc, etc, the list is endless. - Pete

3)   It's possible, but way too costly and you will end up with a less reliable car. Don't build what you can buy. I have to agree with the other answers - trade it in on a similar year GTI. - Chris

4)   Anything's possible if you chuck enough time and money at it.

The question I think is "Is it feasible?" to which the answer's no. Compared to selling your Golf and buying a faster one (GTi) the cost of re-engineering the engine, brakes, suspension etc will be huge.
Also the insurance for a modified car will be a lot higher than for a standard faster one. - EvelynThe ModifiedDog.


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Question 3
i have a golf fsi 1.4looking for fule?...  

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1)   What is "fule"? - who_is_jack_shit

2)   Do what everyone else does - go to a "fule" station and buy some. - Captain Beaky

3)   Make it yourself. I heard it runs great on moonshine. - Chris

4)   I heard there's no fule like an old fule. - EvelynThe ModifiedDog.


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Question 4
Where do you think i can buy a 1970 vw beetle that is a project car?...  I have 2 years to do this so i want it to be a good project

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1)   Craigslist - mx4life134

2)   the samba http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/cat.php?id=3

craigslist and ebay - Air-Cooled (o\ ! /o)

3)   YOU MIGHT EVEN TRY TO CONTACT THE CENLA VOLKSFOLKS CAR CLUB VIA THE INTERNET. SEVERAL GUYS IN THERE HAVE A FEW BEETLES - Leftybb71

4)   You don't say where you live but every major city has at least one Volkswagen business that does repairs and salvage on old VWs.

The one in Austin, Texas is Austin VeeDub. They have a graveyard full of Bugs and a well-arranged inventory warehouse of part pulls.
http://www.austinveedub.com/ - Tony RB


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Question 5
Old VW Beetle, some things it may need?...  I know this is really vague, but I'm looking at a 66 VW Beetle, owner says it doesn't run. At first glance it all looks to be in good shape. The engine has good oil (I know it needs gas) and nothing looks broken. I'm not a car person, so what do you think would be some problems and what needs changed.
Thanks if you can help at all!
Carr

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1)   put some fuel in it and a fresh battery, check for spark and compression and see if the carby/ies discharge fuel when accellorator is used

if those conditions are ok, it should work

dack-dacks (aircooled beetle's make that sort of noise) have been fixed and modified for almost as long as they have been made; so i'm sure there's a specialist or modifier where you live, google or yellow pages is your friend here - dickfaberracing

2)   replace brake lines, fuel lines, battery, make sure the engine is not seized by trying to turn the crank pulley (with car in neutral) if it doesnt turn freely its locked and is a major over haul. clean fuel pump, completely clean the carb and check the spark plug gap, adjust valves hook up battery and try to fire her up - Air-Cooled (o\ ! /o)

3)   go ahead and get it if the body is in good shape. You can buy almost verything inside the engine for about $300.00 and rebuild it yourself. They are the simplest engines to rebuild. Just make sure you are using a damn good torque wrench when you go to put it together. Get you a haynes auto manual to help you with the rebuild. - Leftybb71


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