Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 21:57:50 -0400 From: "Eric R. Sterbenz" <ericnopsamth.com> Subject: Re: Why, oh why?
Folks, The real reason that the upshift light is there at all is the Goverment. Tests have shown that by following the upshift light you can get a couple of more mpg on average than not following this. Therefore by installing it, SAAB (and everyone else using upshift lights) can raise its CAFE numbers and avoid the wrath of the Feds. Roger Williams wrote: > Also spracht werdna_dejanewsnopsameja.com: > > > In article <7pp7pk$22j7nopsams2.newsguy.com>, > > Roger Williams <rogerwnopsaml1.tiac.net> wrote: > >> Why does Saab torment people with that goddamned upshift light? > > What > >> kind of people do they think buy Saabs, anyways? > > > I used to think the upshift light sucked. I finally gave in and started > > driving in a manner which made sure the light *never* turned on > > (basically, shifting a bit earlier than the light tells me to...) > > > Amazingly, I went from an average 24mi/gal to 30mi/gal fuel economy > > between fill-ups. No change in anything except for the upshift thing. > > For me, that alone is worth it... Your mileage may vary. :) > > An excellent observation. In my case, however, I'm driving the Viggen - > the one car Saab makes that has that "aw, hell, drive as fast as you want > and waste as much gas as you can" image. I can only wonder if the Viggen > jet fighter has an upshift light, too. :) > > -- > {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} \|/ > {} RogerW rogerwnopsamguy.com {} 0< -- parrot.net! > {} http://www.parrot.net adminnopsamot.net {} ^^^^(*)^^^^ > {}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{}{} ^^ / \ ^^ Thanks, -- E.R. Sterbenz ericnopsamth.com
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