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Posted by Lou [Email] (more from Lou) on Mon, 8 Sep 2003 12:31:34 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: 03 SAAB 9-5 Arc Wagon: high gasoline consumption, saab_novice, Mon, 8 Sep 2003 12:12:57
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Especially for an engine that is not broken in. Two points I can make.One is that having owned four Saabs now,they seem to take a longer than average time to break in, and when they do, mine have improved their fuel economy by about 10% on average. Current 2002 aero auto started at 24.5 average, now gets aout 27.5 average. Highway went from 28 to 31.5. Not bad in my opinion. Second, and more important,your description of how you have driven it does not really talk about how hard you accelerate, and that is the phase of engine operation where a significant amount of fuel is used.Since it is a highly subjective point, you might think that you have a light foot on the gas when others might view your acceleration as being hard. Before picking up my Aero last year, my dealer gave me a V-6 to use for about 10 days, and I routinely saw 32 on the highway, and about 28 average,so in my view, those types of figures are attainable. Just for the heck of it, why not try a full tank fill up and reset the SID, then go for a nice EASY drive at 65-70 if permissable, and see what you get while accelerating with a light foot. Even a new engine like yours ought to be doing better than 20, but by monitoring your fuel burn by both the SID and by filing up and subtracting mileage based on odometer settings, you can eliminate the digital display as a possible source of error. The SID is usually highly accurate. Perhaps it is worth a try on your own. Remember that if you bring a car in for a possible problem related only to fuel mileage, and with no other symptoms, the automatic disclaimer response will be...."Remember, your mileage will vary"!

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