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Old 11-15-2009, 03:44 PM
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Hi everyone, For this past summer my "92 SVX was driven 204.7 miles. When I filled up in preparation for putting her to sleep for the winter it took 7.295 Gal. giving 28.06 MPG. This would have been about 50/50 city/freeway. This was Shell premium and was $2.99 per gallon. The last time we took it on a vacation we got in the 30's but it was to long ago and I don't remember the exact mileage. Take care, BOBB
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Old 11-16-2009, 10:05 PM
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Damn the best i have got since i got my svx is 21.84 but that was 50/50 highway city. I think after i change my plugs it will get better
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Old 11-17-2009, 01:14 AM
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Uurgh!! Just put my first full refill in my 92 SVX and calculated that I did 13.78 L/100Km which I thought was pretty good for around town driving.. that was until I did the conversions and realised it's only 17.15 mpg....
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Old 11-17-2009, 03:24 AM
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Hi everyone, I've always gotten pretty good MPG with the SVX. I've used Shell gasoline as much as possible. The current gas has "Nitrogen" gas in the mix. It is supposed to keep your fuel system clean. Nothing gets me going like a clean fuel system. Take care, BOBB
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Old 11-17-2009, 05:23 AM
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FWD Bobb? Best I"ve seen from my 94' AWD LSi is 25.345 MPG after a long trip to go camping. But have seen and aproximate 26.25 mid cruise but not by the time I filled up. I can judge where I"m at by the fact that my fuel guage is very reliable at 5g for 1/4 8 for 1/2 and 11 for 3/4 tank. Lately though it's been going down hill even if I baby it. but still over 20mpg so I'm happy but need to rebuild my engine or drop in a rebuild one.
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Old 11-18-2009, 12:14 AM
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well i have always used b.p gas and only premium 91 octane gas in my car. It runs as good as 87 octane in it but gets like 18 mpg
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Old 11-18-2009, 12:25 AM
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well i have always used b.p gas and only premium 91 octane gas in my car. It runs as good as 87 octane in it but gets like 18 mpg
Here "Down-under" in New Zealand premium unleaded is 98 octane and standard is 91.. I always run with the 98.
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Here "Down-under" in New Zealand premium unleaded is 98 octane and standard is 91.. I always run with the 98.
Same with what I run.
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Uurgh!! Just put my first full refill in my 92 SVX and calculated that I did 13.78 L/100Km which I thought was pretty good for around town driving.. that was until I did the conversions and realised it's only 17.15 mpg....
Do you operate on US gallons or Imperial? I would expect the latter.

It's possible to get 30 mpg from the SVX, so 17 is poor enough. When I ran mine daily I used get 20 to 22 in the city and 26 to 30 on a long run.

You need to check on a few things. Naturally make sure your car is tuned well and all is kosher with the engine and the gearbox.

Your car has extremely low mileage. It is possible your brake pads and pistons are sticking or binding through age and corrosion. Re-furbing the calipers will sort this.

Another thing is watch the aircon. If you leave it on all the time it will have a heavy effect on the mpg.

An additional change you could make is to the tyres. Use higher than recommended pressures. I use 34-30 or 35-31. Having the pressures too low can cause additional rolling resistance. This affects mileage adversely.

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