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1. M.P.G. for a T/R 3 (score: 1)
Author: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 16:57:18 -0500
I'm reading a few performance road tests of the T/R 3 as written by "Autocar", it says, driving hard 28 MPG, attainable 35/37, and lastly it says a "unmodified" but using special driving techques it
/html/british-cars/2003-03/msg00056.html (7,785 bytes)

2. RE: M.P.G. for a T/R 3 (score: 1)
Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 14:33:26 -0800
Are you sure that was a TR3, rather than a TR2 ? The TR2 did get noticeably better gas mileage, apparently mostly due to it's smaller carbs. Don't forget, those are Imperial gallons, which are 20% l
/html/british-cars/2003-03/msg00057.html (8,522 bytes)

3. Re: M.P.G. for a T/R 3 (score: 1)
Author: "Robin Berens." <rberens@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 18:07:17 -0800
-- Original Message -- From: "Fred Thomas" <vafred@erols.com> To: "Triumphs" <Triumphs@autox.team.net>; "spitfires" <spitfires@autox.team.net> Cc: "british" <british-cars@autox.team.net> Sent: Thursd
/html/british-cars/2003-03/msg00059.html (8,964 bytes)

4. Re: M.P.G. for a T/R 3 (score: 1)
Author: ARoman4047@aol.com
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 21:34:17 EST
have Second gear starting, then top gear come hell or clattering valves. NO braking on down hills - Gots to be picking up momentum...Fill those tires to the max; you don't want a footprint, you want
/html/british-cars/2003-03/msg00061.html (7,804 bytes)

5. Re: M.P.G. for a T/R 3 (score: 1)
Author: DEVierling@aol.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 00:10:54 EST
Hey, wait...doesn't anyone remember "burst-driving"? You run the car up around 70-80 mph or so and then cut the engine and coast back down to 10 mph, start the car again and slowly accelerate back up
/html/british-cars/2003-03/msg00062.html (8,971 bytes)

6. Re: M.P.G. for a T/R 3 (score: 1)
Author: thom count <thomcount@netscape.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 14:11:50 -0500
This is how my old Saab 93, 3 cylinder, got great mileage. They had "freewheeling", you could turn a handle and when you let off the gas, the clutch would open the connection. You would get going as
/html/british-cars/2003-03/msg00063.html (10,604 bytes)

7. Re: M.P.G. for a T/R 3 (score: 1)
Author: DEVierling@aol.com
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 18:59:03 EST
Oh, I forgot to mention I've used that technique a couple of times in my more recent Saab 900's when I thought I was running out of gas. Get is up to, as you said, a "prudent" speed and then coast as
/html/british-cars/2003-03/msg00064.html (12,463 bytes)


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