Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 11:07:54 -0500 From: "Matthew A. Davis" <azaminopsamkeasy.net> Subject: Re: 9-5 Gas Mileage Question??
How many miles do you have on it? My 2001 manual states that until the engine is broken in (~3000 miles) you may get poorer gas mileage than specified. And of course, your milage depends tremendously on the weather, traffic, load, and your driving style. (The manual also shows how at very low temperatures mileage can be cut in HALF!) On our first trip (almost all highway) we only got 22.8 MPG. RonM wrote: > > I've had my 9-5 wagon for a few months now and I am getting terrible gas > mileage around town. Generally no better than 20mpg. Usually 19mpg. That's > close to what I was getting with my GMC Jimmy (aka Blazer). > > The weird thing is that on the highway I do better than the advertised fuel > economy. 30 to 32mpg is fairly common. > > The car is a 2000 with the standard 4 cylinder LPT engine sold in the US. > > If you drive a 9-5 what kind of fuel economy have you been getting? Any > thoughts on why my numbers are so off for city mileage. > > Thanks - RonM -- Matthew A. Davis http://www.his.com/~azami "When fascism comes to America, it will come wrapped in an American flag." -variously attributed to Huey Newton, Huey Long, or Kurt Vonnegut Jr.