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Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 15:32:45 GMT
From: "gogoasa" <someonenospamosoft.com>
Subject: Re: After changing spark plugs I get lower gas milege


"Dave Hinz" <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote in message news:2n1muvFs8oggU1nospamberlin.de... > On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 01:20:33 GMT, gogoasa <someonenospamosoft.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > This is my first post: > > Let's see how you do, "someone", with your first post. > > > I did not know that Saab has so crappie spark plugs. > > Strike one - opening with an overgeneralization based on limited facts. > > > My previous car was a > > Chevy Cavalier 96 from 0 miles now has a 100K. When I changed the first set > > of spark plugs at 60K, even though the manual said every 100K, on the Chevy > > they were like new. > > OK, and? > > > When I got my Saab 9-3 '99 with 36K mile I thought it has the same king of > > plugs, without consulting the manual (who reads the manual anyway). > > Strike 2. Not reading, and then badmouthing, the information you yourself > ignored. Not looking good, "someone". > > > So with > > that in mind, day before yesterday my Saab started to cough in the lower > > rpm, with every shift. I said myself: maybe is the muffler that I replaced > > last week, maybe not. > > What kind of muffler did you put on it? This could be significant if > you're actually, you know, looking for a solution, rather than just here > to make noise. > > > I checked the spark plugs and I could not believe: > > they were toasted, the hook that comes around was almost gone completely on > > all four. So, because I could not find Bosh I went with the original NKG > > crap.... > > See, here is where there are two lights getting brighter, not sure which is > the case. Could be "troll", could be "clueless". Let's read on and see > if we can determine, shall we? > > > Needless to say the Check Engine light came ON, so I had to > > disconnect the battery for 15 minutes to reset it. > > > Anyway getting to the point: now, after changing the spark plugs everything > > seems to be OK, but my gas mileage went from a 25.5 mpg (at least) to a 24 > > mpg (at most).....!?!!??? > > I'm going with "troll pretending to be clueless" on this one. No > subtlety. > > > What can it be wrong??? > > IF you actually have a Saab and have done all this, and have the attitude > that it's Saab's crappy fault and NGK crappy this and whatever else, it's > clear that you're...let's put this gently...not Saab's target market, and > would be happier elsewhere. However, seems to me you're just gathering > the topics most likely to elecit heated discussion in this group, all in > one message, which smells pretty troll-ish to me. > > If you're actually serious and can't imagine why I'm giving you a hard > time, think about your communication approach. "Hi, I've got a (year/model) > Saab, my plugs wore out at x,000 miles and with the new ones my milage has > gone down by an insignificant, meaningless amount. Am I doing anything > wrong here"? > Dud, I was actually trying to introduce my problem better. I think there were tons of posts about "bad gas milleadge". So, yeah I expected to find somebody that will say: o, dud, it happened the same to me last year and this is what I did, or this is what is still doing.... Generic CENTER muffler, this is sometime called SILENCER. I bought it from the internet, Starla for 87$ The normal muffler is still the original. Also the exhaust smells horibbly.. I did actually hate it my SAAB before... When I went 1.5 years ago to the action to get my new car, I was looking for Nissan, Honda, or Passat. (only V6). But the price, and the fact that is a manual and has some 185bhp, convinced me to give it a try. Yeah I got my 1999 9-3 for 11K with 36K miles. The whole last year I wasn't happy with my decision, I try to make my wife take it, so I can get a different car, but abaut 4-5 months ago I discovered nospam and this. Also I have donne some work at my wife Toyota abd then at my Saab. Needless to say the Saab qualyty and design build for the customer is evident. So I started to love it.... Ohhh, by the way: I drove every car outhere...

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