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Re: Gas mileage...AGAIN
Posted by Andrej (more from Andrej) on Sat, 5 Nov 2005 21:59:52
In Reply to: Gas mileage...AGAIN, NP [Profile/Gallery]
, Sat, 5 Nov 2005 19:08:25
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I've got the same engine you do. I hooked up a Scanguage and watched the instant MPG reading for a few weeks' worth of driving, just out of curiosity. A few points were made eminently clear:
- Driving with the engine not fully warm is very detrimental to mileage.
- Acceleration, no matter how gentle, drops mileage very significantly, frequently into the single digits.
- The mileage difference between steady-state cruising and any sort of stop-and-go is startling.
- Highway mileage doesn't really drop off too badly until you go over 80mph.
I am not at all surprised by your MPG. In the same conditions, I would get about the same. There is no way around it - driving style and driving conditions matter. Sub-optimal conditions are going to drag down the mileage of whatever you drive.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Gas mileage...AGAIN, NP , Sat, 5 Nov 2005 19:08:25
- Re: Other easy checks..., Kirk, Tue, 8 Nov 2005 18:46:54
- 15/30 end of story... n/m, SaabSpeed, Mon, 7 Nov 2005 10:18:22
- Re: Gas mileage...AGAIN, Russ, Mon, 7 Nov 2005 08:07:39
- Get a Prius, LeoNL, Mon, 7 Nov 2005 05:54:21
- not our experience, john in Bismarck, Mon, 7 Nov 2005 05:46:54
- i saw a ...................., Eisenberg, Sun, 6 Nov 2005 07:21:19
- Easiest way to improve, OKSaabs, Sun, 6 Nov 2005 06:18:53
- Re: Gas mileage...AGAIN, Andrej, Sat, 5 Nov 2005 21:59:52 <-- Viewing This Message
- Doesn't sound entirely unreasonable..., LesH, Sat, 5 Nov 2005 21:17:54
- Re: Gas mileage...AGAIN, Robert Hirsch, Sat, 5 Nov 2005 19:54:58
- Re: Gas mileage...AGAIN, 8AA2YM, Sat, 5 Nov 2005 19:54:48
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