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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 20:35:13 -0300
From: "david" <dcyrnopsamove_me*hfx.eastlink.ca>
Subject: Re: Fuel Mileage, Saab 9000


haha. yeah, it's not quite sluggish ( i just got the car, so i'm still in the "let's see what it can do..." mode). thanks for letting me know the difference between american and imperial though. it was driving me crazy. i'm gonna pay a lot more attention to my driving style and then determine whether it's not tune up time. thanks again, dave "KPW" <wouldntnopsamlike.to.know> wrote in message news:MPG.158c144082c7435e989683nopsam.clear.net.nz... > On Fri, 8 Jun 2001 07:13:35 -0300, > david (dcyrnopsamove_me*hfx.eastlink.ca) > said: > > > > so, on the little trip computer thing, i should choose imperial instead of > > "american"? > > The imperial (ie British) gallon is larger than an American one, so if > you set your trip computer to Imperial you will get better gas mileage > figures. Not that it will make a fat lot of difference to the amount of > fuel you actually use, mind you. > > >i get about 13.4/100km in my 900se. but in the american setting > > it averages to something like 17mpg. > > Which equates to about 22 mpg imperial. I'd suspect that your driving > style could not be characterised as sluggish. > > > "KPW" <wouldntnopsamlike.to.know> wrote in message > > news:MPG.158afa255bbe2f84989681nopsam.clear.net.nz... > > > On 07 Jun 2001 15:32:53 GMT, > > > RHCWilmot (rhcwilmotnopsamcom) > > > said: > > > > > > > > > > I am wondering what kind of gas mileage you get with your Saab 9000. A > > friend > > > > claims 33 mpg in mixed driving. Does that square with your experience? > > > > > > > I wish it did. My computer tells me I average 12 litres/100 km (about 24 > > > mpg imperial) from my 1994 9000i automatic. Mind you, we live at the top > > > of a fairly steep hill, and lots of little trips up and down are hard on > > > the gas. On a trip I average about 9 l/100km or just over 30 mpg imp. > > > > > >

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