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What is your gas mileage? Everyone reply. 200

posted by  FitzFitzgerald on  Thu Feb 26 19:46 CST 2004
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I don't know what my city numbers are off hand, but I do get about 24.5 Highway mpg in my '87 240 Wagon (245) at 65 mph with a light foot on the accelerator. The stock tire size is 185R14 (old style metric) and my current tires are a close match. My summer tires are 195/65R15, which are about 3.5% smaller than stock, and my winter Snow Tires are 195/75R14, which are about 0.6% larger than stock.

My AW-70 (4-speed automatic) transmission will be replaced shortly by an AW-70L from an '89 740. The lockup tranny & torque-converter should get me an additional 2-5 mpg city/highway and is well worth the investment since I'm planning to put a lot of miles on the car in the next few years.

God bless,
Fitz Fitzgerald.
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'87 Blue 245, NA 232K






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