Road Trip.................

fabmandelux · #1 (**permalink**) 08-21-2008, 08:16 PM

Willie make it?

Willie Run 2008 – NYC to LA Non-Stop, on One Tank of Biodiesel

empiretc · #2 (**permalink**) 08-21-2008, 08:22 PM

what car is he going to be in?

fabmandelux · #3 (**permalink**) 08-21-2008, 09:00 PM

It looks like a VW...........Must have one BIG tank tho............

zhilton · #4 (**permalink**) 08-22-2008, 12:07 PM

Making a few assumptions it could be done on one large tank. It's roughly 3000 miles from NYC to LAX; assuming the Jetta is getting 35 mpg...they're going to need at least 85 gallons to do it. I wouldn't want to try it without at least a 120 gallon tank in the trunk as insurance. I don't see any way it could happen on the stock tank. But then I'm a guy that runs a rig that burns fuel at around 20 mpg most of the time.

slowmans · #5 (**permalink**) 08-23-2008, 08:18 AM

I always thought the vw's got close to 50 mpg.?

willbd · #6 (**permalink**) 08-23-2008, 09:04 AM

41 hwy EPA rated for the new TDI wagon

mejonz · #7 (**permalink**) 08-23-2008, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zhilton

Making a few assumptions it could be done on one large tank. It's roughly 3000 miles from NYC to LAX; assuming the Jetta is getting 35 mpg...they're going to need at least 85 gallons to do it. I wouldn't want to try it without at least a 120 gallon tank in the trunk as insurance. I don't see any way it could happen on the stock tank. But then I'm a guy that runs a rig that burns fuel at around 20 mpg most of the time.

on the bio willie web sight it says one extra large fuel tank but doesn't say how large