Thats no typo. I recently got over 300 mpg with my Saab. Well, actually it got infinite mpg as it was being towed behind the Bronco :)

A few days ago I went to leave work only to realize my car wouldn’t start. This was not the, "oops I left my lights on" kind of wont start. Everything seemed to be working, it would turn over, show me how much fuel was left, show the RPMs, etc. It just would not actually start.

After checking the obvious stuff like fuses and fuel lines I decided it would take more work than I was willing to do in my work parking lot. I came back the next day armed with the Bronco and a car trailer. I got the car loaded up and back at the house in no time.

I must say I am constantly impressed with the Bronco. I always does all the work I ask of it. It had no problems whatsoever in pulling the saab + trailer behind it. The suspension was not even that loaded which surprised me. I guess thats the payoff to having rough ride and a gas guzzling 5.8L V8. It did have a tough time stopping with all the extra weight though.

Surprisingly enough this was the first time I had ever towed anything with the Bronco. When I bought it a couple of years ago I figured I would be towing stuff all the time so I made sure it came with the tow package. In reality its no problem to fit a bathtub, 1/2 cord of firewood, or stacks of drywall in the back of the Bronco. Up to this point I had never needed a trailer.

Once I got the saab back to the house I started investigating. It looks like the direction ignition (DI) casette is shot. This is pretty much the entire ignition system rolled up into a single component. When it fails, you typically replace the whole thing which can be pricey. I found a new one on Ebay for not too much money. Hopefully that fixes the problem so the Saab is back up and running.