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Originally Posted by Harold
I don't think many people got those kind of numbers , but we probably did not have hipermilers in those days. Gas prices went pretty high then as well and big line ups! H
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True that we did not have hybrids back then, but there
were hypermilers (although we were not called that). Even back them there was a movement to conserve oil and to reduce emissions (we called it "SMOG" in LA, but it was generally less important that stretching fuel). The basis of the movement was the 1600cc engine, and it was generally felt that a four seat family car simply did not need more than that. The Corolla and the 1600cc Datsuns were the standards, with a few of us opting for Volkswagen Golfs or Jettas. I had a diesel VW pickup that would get 43 MPG, and I modified it with an aftermarket turbocharger to make it "cleaner". Most of the people in this group were in California or Arizona. Somehow it didn't catch on very well in the Eastern US.