Hi Guys
I have a 2008 1.9 ttid Sport Kombi (180BHP) with 199k on the clock. It's in good condition and I try and drive at a conservative speed most of the time plus I use a decent fuel BP Ultimate Diesel. Most of my driving is in the city so my fuel economy is not so good, however I do take the car on the motorway every 2 weeks for a 30 minute blast for the DPF so this gets it back down again. I generally get between 8.4-9.8 litres per 100km which is very reasonable, however a few days ago I had an intermediate service done at my local SAAB specialist where they changed the oil, oil, cabin, air and fuel filters plus at my request new automatic transmission fluid(trying to make the old girl last as long as possible as I love her). Driving back from the garage on the motorway(its about 40 miles) I saw the fuel economy improve so I though all was good. For the next few days the weather has been pretty foggy with a lot of damp in the air and I have not driven too much, however I just went to the supermarket and was shocked to see the fuel economy at 11.4 litres per 100km!!
Its never been this high so I was wondering could this be related to the weather conditions plus I have been using the a/c to de-mist, or could it be anything to do with the service?
Thanks in advance guys
I have a 2008 1.9 ttid Sport Kombi (180BHP) with 199k on the clock. It's in good condition and I try and drive at a conservative speed most of the time plus I use a decent fuel BP Ultimate Diesel. Most of my driving is in the city so my fuel economy is not so good, however I do take the car on the motorway every 2 weeks for a 30 minute blast for the DPF so this gets it back down again. I generally get between 8.4-9.8 litres per 100km which is very reasonable, however a few days ago I had an intermediate service done at my local SAAB specialist where they changed the oil, oil, cabin, air and fuel filters plus at my request new automatic transmission fluid(trying to make the old girl last as long as possible as I love her). Driving back from the garage on the motorway(its about 40 miles) I saw the fuel economy improve so I though all was good. For the next few days the weather has been pretty foggy with a lot of damp in the air and I have not driven too much, however I just went to the supermarket and was shocked to see the fuel economy at 11.4 litres per 100km!!
Its never been this high so I was wondering could this be related to the weather conditions plus I have been using the a/c to de-mist, or could it be anything to do with the service?
Thanks in advance guys