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What MPG are you getting? XC90

posted by Leon on Sat Nov 29 15:35 CST 2008
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I find that if I shift the gears manually, I get better MPG.
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Leon Ramseur, Gastonia, NC, 2008 XC90. 1993 940 Wagon.

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posted by Frank19382 on Wed Dec 3 04:26 CST 2008
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18-19mpg... I do quite a bit of highway driving at ~70 - 80mph...

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posted by KlausC on Wed Dec 3 08:06 CST 2008
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I only get 24-25mpg at 70-80, but it is a 6,000lb diesel with AWD.

Klaus
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Volvoless. Sold the R. There is now a void...

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posted by checksix on Thu Dec 4 17:40 CST 2008
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Klaus, what the heck do you drive that gets that kind of milage in a 6000 lb vehicle? I WANT ONE!!!

Jerry

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posted by KlausC on Fri Dec 5 05:16 CST 2008
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Well, my 98 R was getting a little maintenance heavy and my wife didn't like the extra firm suspension with all of the rattles. I wanted a diesel to do my part for carbon reduction, but American trucks were out - too big for my garage.

So I got a MB GL320 with a 3L diesel engine. No rattles, 398lbs of torque, and great mileage for a large barge. Plus, it has a smaller carbon footprint than the Prius and I still get $1800 off my taxes!

Too bad for Volvo, if they just would bring the D5 engine to the USA, I would have bought one of them. Now I am looking at an Altima for my daughter to take to school; I cannot trust a 2000 S70 to run 24/7 or sit parked for a month at a time and restart on command.

Klaus
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posted by checksix on Fri Dec 5 10:51 CST 2008
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I have several friends with Nissan products and they seem to love or hate them. Haven't heard bad things on the Altima so might do okay since Nissan seems to be getting better. We also have a 2006 Toyota Matrix XRS. 185 HP with the VVTi timing. Not only changes the timing curve but when you get to 6500 RPM it also increases lift! Not a girls car, but it's my wife's and she never gets it to 6500 RPM and gets a steady 29 MPG with a cross country commute with big hills (we see 33 on trips). I see lift when I'm alone and it's quite an additional kick!

The MB GL320 sounds really good. I've been waiting to buy a new vehicle as my 69 truck (original owner) will eventually fail (the cab mounts will rust out before the mechanicals fail), and I've been wanting a smaller diesel truck but they aren't out there yet. I wonder when America will wake up?

Jerry

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posted by TimeToBakeTheDonuts on Fri Dec 5 12:41 CST 2008
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I looked into the Altima (actually on Klaus' advice - glad to hear he practices what he preaches), and I liked what I saw. I never located the right car though, and along came another vehicle I knew would fit my needs (the '98 s70 T5) So I dove backwards into another Volvo.

I think is quite interesting that Klaus pops up Volvoless abruptly, and now has an MB no less. This economy is causing all kinds of strange stuff to happen :-)

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posted by bill d cat on Fri Dec 5 13:08 CST 2008
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...I find that when I shift gears manually, I get better mileage, too.

Also the car doesn't stall. :D

I bought a BMW wagon but that pre-dated the economic meltdown. Mostly because Volvo eliminated stick shifts on almost everything. They left me with no choice.

My wife and daughter -- the saner members of the household -- drive Hondas.

-BTC

'98 V70 T5 5-speed manual, 179K mi., winter schleppwagen, Michelin X-ice, original (noisy) clutch, heated velour cloth comfy chairs, factory HD suspension (1998 only), Bilstein HD, front IPD stabilizer bar, Volvo strut tower brace and skidplate, XC grill, C70 jewel E-Codes, V-1, Lidatek, IPD stuff, JB Weld, Original Duck Tape, zip-ties, two Honda license plate nut impressions in back bumper (gift from daughter), Mobil-1 since new.

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