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I don't put much reliance in that thing...
Posted by John Adams (more from John Adams) on Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:14:59
In Reply to: 1990 9K Turbo-Gas Mileage, Eric S., Fri, 27 Apr 2001 19:13:12
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Saab has a long and honorable history of putting gee-whiz gauges and meters on their vehicles. Long ago when the world was young, there was a thing called the Halda Speedpilot that appeared on 3-cyclinder Monte Carloes; it worked, but trying to figure whether the data indicated related to any part of otherwise universal reality was like crossing the Pacific by dead reckoning...Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency had nothing on the Halda.
Since those days, I've lived with five different generations of Saabs. All had a lot going for them, but calibration of instruments has never been among virtues noted.
The EDU is fun. It is even helpful, e.g. for knowing whether the alternator is producing juice. But I wouldn't bet ten cents on its accuracy on anything like fuel consumption. My 91 9kT, per the EDU, consistently gets 51 or 52 mpg. Hey, at $2/gal, I should be smiling! Reality in gas milage is achieved by using the same pump regularly, checking each fill against the odometer, keeping a running record. I carry a little throw-away calculator in my car; usually it tells me some number between 21 and 24, depending. I, too, drive moderately, although I will put my foot into it a couple of times per tankful. I'd like 30 mpg, but I doubt it will ever occur.
Posts in this Thread:
- 1990 9K Turbo-Gas Mileage, Eric S., Fri, 27 Apr 2001 19:13:12
- Re: 1990 9K Turbo-Gas Mileage, Ben Millard, Mon, 30 Apr 2001 10:07:07
- I don't put much reliance in that thing..., John Adams, Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:14:59 <-- Viewing This Message
- Mine is around 1.5MPG pessimistic., SaabheadUK, Sat, 28 Apr 2001 14:54:43
- Re: Mine works great as well,, Phil, Sat, 28 Apr 2001 10:53:50
- My EDU average MPG is dead on.., Aaron Gilbert, Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:56:54
- Re: I don't put much reliance in that thing..., BillJ, Fri, 27 Apr 2001 20:50:23
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