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Bad Gas Mileage on new to me 850 T5 850 1997

posted by  packard8 on  Fri Aug 31 15:43 CST 2007
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Posts on the RWD forum indicate a 5mpg drop from a stick to an automatic. It sounds like the mileage you're getting now may be close to your 240 if it had an auto. I'm getting 30 mpg in a '90 240 5-speed and 27-29 on the '98 V70 5-speed.






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New Bad Gas Mileage on new to me 850 T5 [850][1997]
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