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First road trip, V70. A great car. V70-XC70 2008

posted by  Erwin on  Tue Dec 22 17:09 CST 2015
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    First road trip, V70. A great car. V70-XC70 2008

    posted by  james_a_sousa on  Sat Dec 26 19:29 CST 2015
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    I also wonder about your mileage.

    Note - I checked my mileage on two trips from Massachusetts to Minnesota and back, and the computer was within .1 MPG of my calculations both times.

    I always use a credit card to purchase fuel and I write the odometer reading on each slip.

    I keep the slips in an old check folder, along with a pencil and store it in the driver's door.








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    First road trip, V70. A great car. V70-XC70 2008

    posted by  KlausC on  Wed Dec 23 11:41 CST 2015
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    So... what kind of gas mileage did you get? Of course the ride was nicer than the 1995 850T, the 2008 is 13 years newer!
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    Keeping it running is better than buying new








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      First road trip, V70. A great car. V70-XC70 2008

      posted by  Erwin on  Mon Dec 28 10:26 CST 2015
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      My post was compromised by using my phone. Won't do that again.

      Mileage? First trip was 385 or so miles, just my wife and I. I reset the average mileage before starting and can report 24.2mpg. Cruising mostly around 70-75mph, flat road, Michelin Pilots at 35psi.

      Second trip was the whole family of four and a 90lb dog, Christmas presents and luggage. 650 miles, mostly 80mph except through torrential rain and high wind, where speed was around 65mph. Played with the autostick a bit and revved it out coming out of rest stops a couple of times. Mileage displayed was 22mpg.

      Works for me. I didn't buy it for economy. At 80 it's like a private jet. Smooth, comfortable and quiet with a little engine hum.

      Love this car, but keeping that tan leather clean is going to be a chore. If I go with an XC70 for myself it will have a black interior.

      Erwin








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        First road trip, V70. A great car. V70-XC70 2008

        posted by  jwalker on  Mon Dec 28 15:09 CST 2015
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        Just returned from a MA-NJ trip in my friend's 2011 XC70 T6. Got 27.2 MPG also at 70-75 mph with 3 adults in the car, a trunk full of luggage and some traffic. Remarkable! You might do better in the future. Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised...

        It is a really nice, long distance cruiser!






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