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|||35mpg is damn good for an old Bug, it must be in good condition. Rather than worry about a few extra mpg, work out the difference in say, 10000 miles of motoring between 47mpg and 35mpg, (I'll save you the bother, its about 拢350!) and then consider how much depreciation your Dad's Passat suffers every year ( about 拢1000) compared to how much a decent old Beetle suffers ( NONE )
So by my reckoning, you're better off to the tune of 拢650 a year, AND you have a cool car, your dad has a tin box!|||You are trying to compensate for 1930's engineering in the bug by comparing it to twenty first century engineering in the Jetta.
Bug - Carburetor/points ignition/restrictive exhaust/low gearing/etc
Jetta - Fuel Injection/electronic controls/free flow exhaust/overdrive/etc.|||Your parents' Passat must be a diesel to get that kind of gas mileage. If it's gas, then the given mpg for that car is way off. Your beetle is gasoline. You can't fairly compare them.|||35 miles an hour is not bad. i know you are thinking that so many more cars today get such better gas mileage than your bug. keep in mind though when your bug was built gas was still cheap ( at least compared to today) and your bug was probably the highest gas mileage car built back then. so accept it for what it is, be glad that you can afford to own such a cool classic car that has such character, which now is worth a lot more than what it sold for new. i would suggest that you try tuning it up though as that may help.|||Yeah but u got da classic!|||Do all the fine tuning it is possible to do. Then drive it only in auto shows or on Sunday afternoons. Keep it garaged, waxed and in perfect condition so it will gain value as an antique. If you want fuel efficiency and economy, buy a new car.
A '20s era Model T Ford can still get 28 mpg, which is better than some hybrids, but a really cherry one will cost more than a new car of similar size/weight. The same goes for your VW, if in excellent shape it is worth more than the new one made to resemble it.|||Get a Skateboard Dude!|||Air cooled engines are by nature not as economic as water cooled units. One thing you can do is to get someone to fine-tune your carburetor by decreasing the jet size to a point where you get optimum fuel efficiency.
Good Luck|||Get a good tune up done, it's likely that's all it need's. oil change etc, get someone who's been in the trade for many year's no disrespect to younger one's but your car has point,s etc, all cars now are electronically tuned. All basic settings such as valve clearances plug gaps etc play a big part in fuel economy, tyre pressure's too!|||all good answers but if it really bothers you get an lpg kit|||wings and a jet pack?
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