Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 22:22:08 +0100 From: Alan Hamilton <alanghamiltonnopsamternet.com> Subject: Re: Gentle driving gave amazing fuel consumption
Try driving down the motorway at around 62mph and resetting your MPG computer. I have been getting 58mpg on a 1997 900XS 2.0. Anyone know if 900s can be converted to LPG? "darran.hill" wrote: > Tell me about it, since driving with egg shells on the pedal my 1996 sx 2.0 > petrol has also suprised me with amazing MPG returns...........It will be a > shame when the fuel returns...;-) > > Jeff Tope wrote: > > > Here in the UK (for those who are not) we have had fuel shortages due to > > protests over high fuel costs. > > Consequently many of us have been trying to preserve what little fuel we > > have until supplies return > > I have a 93 2.2 Diesel which averaged on VERY gentle driving over a distance > > of 120 miles of mainly motorway / trunk roads 76.5MPG! The peak MPG was 78.1 > > MPG after about 100 miles but then it dropped slightly due to roundabouts > > and traffic signals. > > The average speed was 42 MPH but that being 3MPH HIGHER than when I have > > been stuck in traffic jams!
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