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What do I buy?

posted by  KlausC on  Fri Mar 25 10:21 CST 2011
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Volvo's MPG suffers while trying to compete with BMW/AUDI/MB in the BHP race. Remember, we do not have an Autobahn to explore the top speed of the Volvos which is over 150MPH with the European chip.

My 2.3L HPT used to get 27-28mpg on the highway and around 22mpg local. Today, with 185K+ it gets 19mpg around town and 26mpg highway. Cross winds do not bother the Volvo, the XC70 and my 1998 is also AWD which does take extra MPG.

Germany sells premium gasoline only, no regular or mid-grade. So the engines are designed to run on premium, just like the other big 3 cars. Europeans get many different sized engines, some depending on the country the car is sold in. Their tax structure for cars is based on displacement, so a 2L engine is much cheaper than a 3.2L on an annual basis. I remember seeing a BMW 312 in Yugoslavia a number of years back - 1200cc.

My wonder is the American public. Why buy an SUV when a minivan carries more people and luggage, gets better MPG, cheaper, and is shorter than an SUV?

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/10q3/2011_honda_odyssey-first_drive_review

Klaus
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Always willing to listen, just not able to take direction.






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