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Now THAT'S the mileage I'm talkin' about! Posted by Larry West [Email] ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Just arrived home from Maine, bringing my one-owner (now two...), Imola Red, 2000 9-5 SE with me. Filled up on Saturday, went from Biddeford, ME to Westbrook to Kennebunk, then home to NJ today. 387.4 miles. Filled up near to home, and the calculated mileage was 30.6 MPG! That's only 7.7 l/100km for our Swedish, Scandinavian and European friends!
Try as I might, I never did achieve that with my 2002 9-5 Arc, with the same motor (3.0 liter V6), and the Arc had a 5 speed auto trans, instead of the 4 that the 2000 has.
This reminds me of driving the SCUSA loaner 9-5 back in 1998 on the Caravan from Boston to SOC 98 at Hilton Head. On that trip, driving 80-85, AC on full, that Cayenne Red car amazed me with 30+ MPG the whole trip...
Unfortunately, I didn't reset the SID before leaving, so the SID reflects a different mileage, but on 330 miles today, the SID MPG reading went from the low 27s to the low 29s, so I knew the car was being economical with fuel.
Happy to be a Saab driver once again!
_______________________________________ Current: 2002 9-5 Aero Kombi Cosmic Blue 2000 9-5 SE sedan, Imola Red 1990 900S Rose Quartz, Auto Past: 1999 9-5 LPT Combi 1999 9-5 LPT sedan 2002 9-5 Arc 1990 900 5-speed 1986 900 turbo Convertible 1991 9000 turbo 1980 99 GLi 1986 900 turbo 1986 900 S 1991 900 turbo 1984 900 turbo 1976 99 GL
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