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Sounds like it would be better with a stick 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Dharvey on  Tue Feb 24 06:52 CST 2004 [RELATED]

My 1992 245, 207k, everything stock, w/ AW-70, 195/70 x 14 Dunlops, 28 lbs front, 30 lbs rear except for heavy loads; Plus grade in winter, Premium in summer (knocks more in the heat):

20 mpg suburban winter, 19 summer (Texas, = max AC or you die)

25 mpg straight interstate at 70 mph, winter. 24 mpg w/AC.

For comparison: even when it was much younger, my 1980 w/K-jet and M46 got worse in the city (18 or less in the summer, but that was with the stupid York compressor) but better on the highway (27 max even with AC).

Mileage on the 1992 is not really great considering the 240 had the same engine and trans since 1985--lots of time for engineering the system for better efficiency. Volvo should have invested more time on gas mileage (extra suprising considering that gas in Europe is SO expensive).

I note that most of the replies with stick are several mpg better. The lack of a lockup OD in the AW-70 was shortsighted on Volvo's part.


Doug Harvey






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