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Empty boxes with wheels 850

posted by  bill d cat on  Mon Jan 30 10:37 CST 2006
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Consumer Reports (NOT EPA, CR uses "real world" driving) rates both the Odyssey and Sienna at 19mpg.

They rate the V50 at 20mpg, the XC70 at 18mpg, the S80 at 19mpg and the XC90 15mpg.

I will bet you a cyber-beer that you'll spend ten times as much on Volvo parts and/or repairs as on gasoline that you might save by not buying a van. (And maybe fifteen-twenty times as much on BMW or Benz repairs!)

I personally prefer driving a hot-rod wagon to a minivan, but a minivan is really the rational and most economical choice for most people who need to carry stuff around. The Tyvek envelope that I have my 167,000 miles-worth of Volvo receipts in weighs about 3 pounds. Don't say I didn't warn you.

Good luck!

-BTC






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