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Old 02-03-2012, 02:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
straight5
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nonikname - '99 Saab 9-5 2.3t
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30mpg no matter how its driven

I've been wondering about my car. It seems that no matter how it's driven, it gets right at 30mpg. Volvo 850 5speed
I can drive it really easy on a road trip, or I can drive it around town like I stole it, and I still get the same results.
Premium fuel or regular fuel doesn't change anything either.

This is not an effort to disprove anything else on this forum -

In my other car it makes a difference by several mpg depending on how it is driven. That takes the driver out of the equation
It has always passed emmisions testing (pre- obd2 sniff test) way under the limits.
Any ideas why it doesn't get better mileage when driven easy or on road trips?

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