Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 08:59:54 GMT From: grcooknopsamejanews.com Subject: Re: Gas/Petrol consumption
Changed the subject from "Gas" to "Gas/Petrol" for us Uk people ... I thought you were talking about the Gas you can get on mainland Europe.. My Saab 9000 CS 2.3 turbo indicates around 30-31 mpg ... I do a 90 mile round trip each day to work which is a mixture of 80mph for 40 miles, 50 mph for 20 miles and the rest is start-stop. This figure ties in with how often I have to re-fuel. Also, I do tend to accelerate quite hard too ... I just love that turbo kick! Now if only petrol (gas) wasn't £3 a gallon ($4.50/gallon). Gary. In article <35e483cc.132193934nopsam.sgi.net>, bakernopsamnet (Tim Baker) wrote: > On 25 Aug 1998 16:07:36 -0600, klaus <klausnopsamsion.xmission.com> > wrote: > > >Tim Baker <bakernopsamnet> wrote: > >> On 25 Aug 1998 06:02:41 GMT, "Susen Wang" <s.wangnopsamhk> wrote: > > > >> >Toyota Corolla runs about 30 miles per gallon. However, I think my SAAB > >> >900S Turbo 1991 runs only about 20 miles per gallon. Is SAAB really so poor > >> >in gas consumption? Or, should I do a few things to improve it? Thanks. > > > >> I would say that 20 mpg for a turbo Saab is pretty good. I have a '92 > >> non turbo that averages around 24 mpg and a '94 turbo convertible with > >> the high performance engine option that has never achieved higher than > >> 16 mpg. > > > >> The Saab turbo is no Corolla and you should not expect similar gas > >> mileage. The Corolla is designed specifically for fuel efficiency and > >> the Saab is not. > > > >I think 20 is pretty bad. I routinely get 28 to 30 mpg in my 1990 Saab > >900 Turbo convertible. I do drive mainly highway miles but all on > >steep grades (about 6%) at altitudes between 5000 and 9000 > >ft. Obviously, I don't use the A/C that much and use cruise control a > >lot. I got about 2 mpg increase with my last major tune-up. YMMV. > > > >-klaus > > > > I wish I could get that kind of gas mileage, but I just dont. The '92 > is driven daily on a 35 mile commute that is 75% stop and go driving. > My wife, who is the primary driver, also tends to have a heavy foot. > She thinks the gas pedal is an on/off switch ;-> > > The '94 turbo is driven very infrequently (less than 2000 miles last > year) and is almost always just to run errands or for spirited > pleasure drives. I did do a 400 mile round trip that that averaged > around 85mph and around 17mpg. Its been a gas hog since it was new > and I dont think there is a problem. > > Personally, I dont fret over it very much. Gas is cheap where I live > and I have never considered it to be a major expense in my life. > > Tim, getting lousy gas mileage, it seems. > -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/rg_mkgrp.xp Create Your Own Free Member Forum