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Biofuels

  • 10-02-2011 9:48pm
    #1
    liammur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,461 ✭✭✭


    Anyone know if the Saab 9-5 or volvo s80 biofuels are any good?


Comments

  • #2
    Matt Simis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭Matt Simis


    I know you wont be running them on BioFuel in Ireland (and afaik they take a BHP hit on regular fuel) any time soon.


  • #3
    racer1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 205 ✭✭racer1


    Had 93 and 95 auto biofuels. 93 is far better car. 95 auto is heavy on petrol. As far as I know ethanol won't be sold much longer. If your going for saab I would say go diesel. There are good deal on them to be got.


  • #4
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,712 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    I had a 9-3 1.8t Bio Fuel over night, and the fuel consumption on that was scary. Steady 100km/h on the motorway and it was showing around 11 L/100km. Average around town was somewhere near 23! Also, disappointing amount of power under foot for 180bhp (it was running on E85 at the time).

    I had a breif spin in a V70 2.0i FF which wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Pretty similar to driving a 1.8i V50. Isn't going to set the world on fire, but enough to get it going. No idea on fuel consumption as it was only about 3 miles.

    I wouldn't consider an ethanol powered car unless it's really, really cheap - like €5,000 + cheaper than a diesel equivalent.

    The Volvo's need servicing every 10,000km (20,000 for the normal petrol's), not sure about the Saab's. That can certainly add up if you are doing big enough mileage.


  • #5
    liammur
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,461 ✭✭✭liammur


    Thanks guys, there doesn't seem to be reliability issues tho? My father was considering a 07 saab 9-5 biofuel, so maybe not a good idea judging by some of the comments.


  • #6
    racer1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 205 ✭✭racer1


    I never had reliability issues with eithercar.But i would say the 93is a better car. Just way up the running costs.


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