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Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 16:30:34 -0000
From: Gary Fritz <fritzxxxnospamrii.com>
Subject: Re: 9-5 Aero speed vs. gas mileage


"Dexter J" <lamealameadingdongnospamlamelame.org> wrote: > Basically - I'm averaging about 37-40 miles to the imperial gallon > at a steady 60-65mph on the highway and about 25-27mpg (30-35mph) > around town. Let's see, 37 miles per imperial gallon is just under 31 miles per US gallon. 26 per UK gallon is about 21.5 per US gallon. So your town mileage is similar to mine, and your 60-65mph mileage is well under mine. But that's undoubtedly due to the different car, not the speeds. Do you know what you got at higher speeds, before the ticket? (ouch!) > As to weight and air resistance - the former plays a *much* larger > role than the latter with SAAB's of any vintage and combined with > a lower speed on your return trip - would account for the > computed report at the dash. Basically you dropped the weight of > the car at least 150 pounds by losing one person and the luggage. Hm. I'll have to try the experiment again sometime with the same load on both legs. I'd still be surprised if air resistance plays such a small role. > As to the TDI Passat, nice car - not nearly as much interior room > as the 9000 - but not unlike the 9-5 in terms of general > amenities I'm told. I haven't actually checked out a Passat. If it's smaller than the 9-5 (which is a bit smaller than the 9000), it definitely won't work for us. We've got 2 kids, currently 8 and 10, and they're already cramped in the 9-5's back seat. "Tex" <texnospamm101.org> wrote: > > less passenger & cargo weight on the way back (3 people & luggage > > vs. 4 people & luggage for the trip to the airport), > Sorry...I think this is the funniest part of your post. So you drove > 3 people to the airport. 1 got dropped off with bags. The other > 2 with bags chickened out at the last minute? ;-) No, I drove 4 people (me, wife, 2 kids) + luggage to the airport, and we all went on a vacation. My wife stayed for a business trip, and the kids & I came home. So I had 3 people + luggage on the trip back. Gary

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