"TheSnipe at anti-spamdotmemindspringdotmecom" >
wrote in message ...
> What is "normal" mileage for a '00 SL1 auto ? I do round town and
> some highway mixed driving and it seems rather sad at 25 mpg-27 mpg.
> combined with the smallish gas tank it is a short range drive between
> gas stations for me...
>
> I just got the car Apr 3 with just over 9,100 miles on it from a
> Saturn dealership. I'd been driving a '90 Corolla 5spd with just over
> 58k on it before that and the Corolla was getting a min of 31 mpg for
> the same driving.
>
> I had expected that 10 years of advancements in design etc would have
> had the Saturn doing much better than the old Corolla. I know autos
> get lower mpg than standards, but I did not expect such a poor
> showing.
>
> The sales dude played dumb on mpg to be expected of course.
> "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
> Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!" - Ben Franklin

I was curious of the same thing after I posted my message. I did some
research and the '00 SL1 was rated for 29 MPG city, and 40 MPG highway. I am
getting nowhere near that...