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What is everyone's average mpg?

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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IdahoBob
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Re: What is everyone's average mpg?

Post by IdahoBob »

2002 XC70 (157K miles) gets 25-26 on the road, with the cruise set at 75 mph. I wish we could get non-turbo in the US.

2002 S80 2.9L (no turbo) (204K miles) gets 29.4-29.7 mpg, tank after tank, highway, 75 mph. This engine is bulletproof and the car is quick. Stay way from the turbo if looking for a used one; it just hog gas and you don't need it to be quick if you have the straight 6.

The 1985 245 (threw a rod at almost 400K miles) got 25 mpg, uphill, downhill, in reverse.

The 1967 122S wagon got 36 on the highway, if you kept the carbs tuned and balanced.
Idaho Bob
67, 71, 85, 98 wagons (sold)
78 coupe (gave to mechanic, thanks!)
02, 04 (X2) & 08 XC70's
before that: 67 Sunbeam, several pre-68 VW's, '41 Buick, '42 Ford Jeep, and some boring stuff

tjts1
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Post by tjts1 »

It depenends on how you drive it, yada, yada yada.

Anywhere from 17mpg in all city driving with lots of stoplights, idling, quick acceleration, AC on full blast, etc
To 34mpg running it up and down the west coast in the winter with the AC off. I pulled off a few 500 mile tanks. 87 octane helps if you can get away with it.
Ambitious but rubbish

9394volvo850s
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Year and Model: 93 850 5spd 94 850T5
Location: New York

Post by 9394volvo850s »

I have 2 Volvo 850s. one is a 93 5 speed non turbo the other is a 94 Turbo decently modified. The 93 has an intake, 960 TB, 2.25" full exhaust, ecu tune, cam timing adjustments, EST short shifter, short shifter bracket, lowered about 1.5" 180 degree thermostat. In the summer time i was getting 31.5-34.8 city highway the last few tanks of gas before it got into the freezing temps it went 608, 617, 638, and 654 miles on a tank of gas! on 205/50 15 Falken azenis tires. now that its in the teens and 20s im getting about 480 -550 city highway. 185/65 15 blizzak. It needs a tune up soon so thats also affecting it. I drive it about 800 miles a week. summer time it had about 265k now it has 285k summer time I was using only 93 octane. Since the winter ive been using 87 :( $$$.

My 94 Turbo has 182K it has: N/A cams, Cam timing adjustment, N/A intake manifold with no EGR, 960 TB, N/A trans computer, external trans cooler, 160 thermostat, white 350cc injectors, 16T turbo straight flange, "R" exhaust manifold, 3" OBX Turbo back exhaust, inovate wideband, full 3" intercooler piping, 3" thick front mount intercooler, -225lbs from interior, 215/40 17 dunlop direzza Star spec tires, lowered about 2", bilstien HD shocks & struts . I only used 93 octane in this one, stock it got about 19 city and 25 27 hwy. average now is about 25.6 currently its getting about 23.3 around town and the past few trips to work 55 miles all highway i got 28.9 29.7 and 31.3 @ about 65mph in 20-30 degree temps.
93 850 5spd 320k (the daily)
94 850 T5 190K (race car)
95 T-5R wagon yellow (summer wag)
90 745 5spd 295k (winter wag)
67 122 2 door 4spd 69k :))

LRVolvo
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Year and Model: '97 850 Wagon
Location: Little Rock

Post by LRVolvo »

Just go 29 mpg on the interstate, going about 74 miles per hour. Summer with the air on, that goes to about 24.
1998 S70 T5
1997 850 Wagon

Glencoeteen
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Joined: 31 December 2009
Year and Model: 00 V70R
Location: Portland, Oregon

Post by Glencoeteen »

I am currently at like 13mpg, with my 98 S70 T5... I just need to learn how to keep my foot out of it... its just so much fun in sport mode! but on the hwy i get about 23 and on long trips 28
98 V70XC~ Sold
98 S70 T5 ~ Stolen ;(
08 Xc90 V8 ~ Totaled
98 Expedition EB weekend warrior
98 S70 T5~ New project!

j_brown99
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Year and Model: 850 GLT, 1995
Location: Illinois

Post by j_brown99 »

Just calculated mine the yesterday on fill-up.

1995 850 Wagon with 223K miles

Got 17.89mpg. Kind of bummed about the number, but realizing that this is a fixer-upper and is going to need a tune-up something fierce this spring. Also going to need to do the Seafoam treatment this weekend, followed by an oil change (very slight, very slow oil leak just noticed yesterday).

hartmannjoho
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Joined: 29 August 2010
Year and Model: ´95 850 Turbo
Location: Colombia

Post by hartmannjoho »

1995 850 Turbo with 74k miles, Very foot-sensitive.
Highway 24-26 mpg
City 18-21 mpg
Going hard, down to 10 mpg :lol:

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ArchieBrown
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Post by ArchieBrown »

97 850R Manual 115000 kms

28 mpg
(10.2L per 100km)

Contributing factors:
Completely stock (save for 225 tyres)
Mix of hwy, city and occasional quick driving
Australian summer temperatures between 15 and 40 degrees C
Recently serviced
Running on 98 RON

tomatoes4all
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Year and Model: XC70 D5 MY2010
Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Post by tomatoes4all »

1992 960 sedan, LPG powered.

15.71 l/100 km = 14.97 US mpg = 17.98 UK mpg.

Thirsty, but LPG is only half the price of petrol, so no worries...

Airco on all the time, nice and warm here in Adelaide, South Australia.

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