Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:34:57 -0400 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnopsamo.com> Subject: Re: Gas economy
I should have said mine is 5 speed manual transmission. In the older cars it makes all the difference in the world. In the newer cars there is not much difference in gas mileage between automatics and manuals. Chris O'Malley wrote: > That's amazing to me.... My 92 900 is in tip-top shape, with 94k, and it > gets about 19mpg combined city/highway- mostly city.... > > I always thought that was reasonable, considering you really have to step on > it to get going, and its only a 3 speed auto, meaning high revs anywhere > above 55mph... > > > "ma_twain" <ma_twainnopsamo.com> wrote in message > news:3F21D8E5.7000906nopsamo.com... > >>I have a 1990 900S. In town, where you never get above 35 mph and you >>go from stop light to stop light, I get about 27 mpg. I would not be >>surprised at 32.3 mpg on all highway driving. >> >>Malcolm William Mason wrote: >> >> >>>Just as an aside. >>> >>>I recently made a round trip, virtually all highway at continuous 65 to >>> > 75 > >>>mph, of abot 1300 miles. >>> >>>According to my EDU on return the average milage was 32.3. >>> >>>The car: '92 900S. The milage 165000 plus >>> >>>I am very pleased. >>> >>>Any comment? >>> >>>Malcolm >>> >>> >>> >>>Just as an aside. >>> >>>I recently made a round trip, virtually all highway at continuous 65 to >>> > 75 > >>>mph, of abot 1300 miles. >>> >>>According to my EDU on return the average milage was 32.3. >>> >>>The car: '92 900S. The milage 165000 plus >>> >>>I am very pleased. >>> >>>Any comment? >>> >>>Malcolm >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> > >
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