Miles Per Gallon

In 1969 I bought my first NEW car. 1969 VW 1500 beetle. I added wheel adapters and "red-line wide oval" tires mounted on 14 inch '68 GTO rally wheels.

The base price was $1899 - I added AM/FM radio, tapered tip exhaust pipes and undercoating. Final price - $2001.00 It got 29 miles to a gallon. In 1969 gasoline was less than 40 cents a gallon.

Today I own a 2018 KIA Soul. $20,000 and it gets the SAME MPG. But it has 4 doors.