Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 14:15:23 -0800 From: maxmavennopsamport.com Subject: Re: Gas mileage?
In Oregon, we are required to use oxygenated fuel from November to about March for pollution control. This "winter" fuel affects my gas miliage between 15% and 20%. I am only getting about 23 mpg now with my 1996, 900SE, 5 speed, with the winter fuel. In another car I use to own (non-Saab), my winter mpg was lowered by about 50 miles per tank. Max DamonP228 wrote: > Hello fellow saab owners > > I went to the dealership today to have some work done on my 1988 saab 900s and > found out something I never heard before. I told the technician that my gas > mileage which was before around 26-28 mpg has now doropped to 21-22. His reply > was that the fuel has changed to have more oxygen in it. This will then cause > your gas mileage to drop about 15-20%. Has anyone else heard this before, and > if so is it true? I live in Northern NJ, I don't know if this will make a > diffence with the cold climate and the rate of oxygen in the gas. > > dp
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