Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 08:06:42 GMT From: Malcolm Mason <mwm1XXXnopsamedu> Subject: Re: Am i really only getting about 18MPG? 04 saab 9-3 convert.
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 17:23:04 GMT, Bob <uctraingNOSPAMnopsamanet.com> wrote: >On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:25:22 -0800, "dnsrf" <protonnopsamgy.net> wrote: > >>I keep looking at my gas gauge scratching my head. The computer tells me >>about 18mpg. Can it really be that bad? > > >Is it 20 degrees where you are driving now ? I've seen as low as 14mpg >in cold weather for the first few miles. It should get up to the usual >(24+) on the highway, even when it's cold outside. But, if you don't >drive very far after startup, 18 could be realistic. > My '92 9000 Sven faithfully gives me 36, 37mpg even 38 with a following wind at a steady 70 mph on a flat highway.In town with frequent stops and starts and colder weather (+20f here in Baltimore, MD or worse -30F in Ottawa, Ontario) I have seen my mpg drop to as low as 14 but that was exteme. Around downtown busy trafic, short lights, 18 or 19 is not unreasonable. By the way, the point made by Hale of clearing the computer is dead on. It displays accumulated values ie. miles travelled dived by gallons used since last clearing. Malcolm
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