Your mileage may vary - Saab General Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
4/9 Saab Owners' Convention Day Pass Raffle |
3/26 M Car Covers (by State of Nine)
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
Your mileage may vary
Posted by Eric Law [Email] (more from Eric Law) on Fri, 27 Sep 2002 14:22:40
In Reply to: Let's clear a common misconception:, Hood, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 11:20:18
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
As some other posters have indicated, *some* larger motors may get good mileage - I hope these folks are speaking from personal experience, not just quoting EPA numbers.
My experience is that some definitely do not. My wife bought a new 2002 Accord with the V6 late last year. Driving with the a/c on in hot Florida weather, about a 50/50 mix of city and highway driving, this car struggled to get 20 MPG (this is by hand computation, not relying on a trip computer or anything). At times it would average around 16 or 17. This in spite of the fact that with it's "225 horsepower" engine, it couldn't outrun my '86 9000T (rated 165HP) in any kind of race, except maybe a 0-20 drag! We had no reason to beleive the engine was not operating properly - it started and ran perfectly, no "check engine" light, etc. After break-in, I switched it to Mobil 1 which gave us maybe 1 more MPG.
After getting disgusted with this after a few months, she traded the car on a '99 9-5 with the 4-cylinder LPT engine. Acceleration is not as good as the Honda but it's not slow either. And using a/c almost 100% of the time, same mix of driving, same driving style, she averages 26-27 MPG, again verified by hand computation.
Eric Law
posted by 63.173.23...
Posts in this Thread:
- 300bhp V8 9-5 due in 2004, Paul , Wed, 25 Sep 2002 21:54:04
- look to the future and go diesel saab (long), Liam, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 12:13:26
- With diesel, every combustion is a ping. Not smooth. nm, J, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 16:32:52
- I also hear thatthe spark plugs are tough to replace :), b.flippo, Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:08:49
- What?, bRAD, Mon, 30 Sep 2002 14:25:27
- turbo-compound??, JimBlake , Mon, 30 Sep 2002 17:20:27
- Check your muffler bearings, too. n/m, b.flippo, Mon, 30 Sep 2002 16:52:53
- are you joking?, J, Mon, 30 Sep 2002 14:39:59
- Local economics does it!, but not in U.S..., Mike Lynch , Fri, 27 Sep 2002 16:27:20
- Saab does it too, bRAD, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 13:13:23
- I'd much rather see Variable Compression Ratio Engine, J, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:57:34
- Couple points, Eric Law, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:30:54
- This is a step backward for Saab........, zeke, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 11:40:18
- Let's clear a common misconception:, Hood, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 11:20:18
- technical counter-point to efficiency question., J, Sat, 28 Sep 2002 01:09:02
- I know this is anecdotal, but........., zeke, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 15:31:53
- Your mileage may vary, Eric Law, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 14:22:40 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Let's clear a common misconception:, Tony Basile, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 13:16:36
- This reaffirms my statement:, b.flippo, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:49:39
- Not sure about this, RedSPG18, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 01:30:19
- I agree, but..., No.9, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 10:54:25
- It's all about sales, my friend..., b.flippo, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 09:24:23
- I partly agree ..., J, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 16:15:08
- This is heresy, but what SAAB needs..., Jason, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 10:55:42
- No way, dude, Hood, Fri, 27 Sep 2002 11:26:14
- By the way..., b.flippo, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:45:52
- We designed a gorgeous SUV..., b.flippo, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:43:12
- 256?, bRAD, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 13:05:58
- Well put!! (nm), VP, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 10:26:53
- Re: Not sure about this, JBinMD, Thu, 26 Sep 2002 08:34:00
- Dang..., waSAABi , Thu, 26 Sep 2002 01:09:05
- Re: 300bhp V8 9-5 due in 2004, Jo K, Wed, 25 Sep 2002 21:55:37
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
|
SaabClub.com
|
Jak Stoll Performance
|
M Car Covers
|
Ad Available
|
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!