The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

A tired subject I'm sure - gas mileage on a '93 240 wagon 200

posted by  Dentist on  Tue Aug 19 09:27 CST 2003
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Fri Jan 23 13:44 CST 2009
[RELATED]

The local independent shop thinks I'm crazy, but the '93 240 wagon I just bought got 27.8mpg going from Raleigh, NC (on I-40, 70-75mph) to Wilimngton, NC and back (on US 421, 60-65mph). It gets 24mph at a steady 80mph and on the way back from Texas last week got 27mph at a steady 70mph over a 200 mile range. The shop thinks I'm nuts and tells me that 24-25 is much more accurate. I've checked mileage over 6 tanks now and I am right.

The car was sold new in California in 1993. Is it possible that it has a different gearset in it? Is it NORMAL for one to get this mileage? I'm not complaining, mind you!

Denis






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.