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advice on a possible purchase - 1991 740 turbo 700

posted by  tvpierce on  Sun Aug 20 01:31 CST 2006
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Of course, ditto everything Brian said.

I'd add that the MPG claim seems a bit high to me. I've never achieve better than 24MPG -- and it's usually more like 22MPG -- with my '93 945 Turbo (essentially the same car) -- and this is HIGHWAY milage. Around town is worse.

Gas prices are not going to come down... period. So if you're driving 60 miles per day, you should think really hard about a non-turbo. The same car with a non-turbo engine can yield 28-29MPG... that's a big difference when gas is $3.00 per gallon.

"My" Volvo turbo is my wife's daily driver, and we both LOVE the car. But I drive 65 miles per day for work in my other car. If I had to do it in the Volvo, I'd sell it. The milage is just way to low for my taste.

Just my 3 cents... adjusted for inflation, and argably worth that.

Jeff Pierce
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'93 945 Turbo (201K miles), '93 945 (140K miles/I maintain for a family member), '93 945 Turbo (sold w 145K miles), '92 Mercedes 190E (174K miles), '85 Jeep CJ-7 w/ Fisher plow (225K miles), '53 Willys Overland w/ Fisher plow (sold to a loving home)






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