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Originally Posted by autoteach
I do find it hilarious when someone tells of success that there are 10 people waiting in line to tell him that he mis-filled his car, that he had wind at his back, he didn't do aba testing, the 3 or more tanks that he filled were all short? and didn't give true results. It is quite frustrating. If he is in a hilly or mountainous terrain, getting double the EPA rating is fairly easy. Plenty of people are getting 25-30% better on flat terrain. Believe what you want, but you don't need to always call BS to feel important.
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I believe you are misreading the sentiment here. The "naysayers" as you would have them are known, reputable, frequent posters. They (we) are here not just to pat each other on the back, but to make sure everything we do that for is replicable and worth that pat. Having been around here for a while, I would encourage you to trust that RobertSmalls, Daox, Frank Lee, et al are KNOWsayers, not naysayers... plus a little bit of venom as always from Frank
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I'd be willing to believe this number is achievable with this car, because it does have reasonably good aero, but I doubt you could keep doing this trip. I also believe you had ideal conditions for this tank. My friend has an 01 9-3, which I would consider VERY similar to your car. I have driven this car. I do well in fuel economy competitions if I might say so, and getting this kind of mileage from a saab like yours is tiresome without mods, and I would add doubtful at the speeds you mentioned - as you said, it's much easier to coast in slower speeds. Like I said, I don't not believe you, but I too think you had some pretty ideal conditions, and doubt the duplicability of this tank. Aerodynamic modifications would help not only your time at the track, but the ease of consistently getting numbers in the 50s. Although it's exciting to get a one-off tank with very good numbers, I feel that's not what we're really after here. I think the real purpose behind the forum is CONSISTENTLY good mileage; reporting whatever mods/techniques used for others to try out and keep pushing the MPG envelope. Don't take it as us shooting you down, take it as encouragement to continue testing and give a good solid raising of the bar for other saab owners to aspire to and try to get even better.