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11/29/2007, 2:13AM
How many miles per gallon should a 63 beetle get?

newly rebuilt stock engine, rebuilt trans, trying to figure out what mileage to expect when complete, Thanks!

11/29/2007, 2:39PM

I believe it was originally rated at about 35mpg.  If the vehicle has been well maintained, I would expect to at least see 30mpg even now.

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05/12/2008, 10:15PM

I had a 1957 and a 1965 Beetle.  They both averaged about 28 MPG.  But I drove them both pretty hard.

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05/12/2008, 10:41PM

Hard to geuss.  Air-cooled engines tend to vary alot more than they ought to.  A Type 4 engine can range from 20-40mpg depending on carb. setup.  Dunno how much this applies to Type 1 and 2's but I'd assume it's similar.

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