740 MPG Musings - UK

Dec 01, 2005 3 Replies
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Hi,



due to various circumstances I have been driving a 740 TD Estate for a bit, and a 740 GLE saloon for a bit.



I tend to fill vehicles to the top and note the trip mileage, then record this on the receipt. Later (sometimes much later) I put the information into a spreadsheet which calculates MPG.



I now have two reading for the 740 GLE - one 28.693 MPG and the other



28.697 MPG. Pretty consistent.

I also have two reading for the 740 TD - 31.59 and 32.44 MPG.



The difference is less than I expected; less than 4 MPG at best.



So is it worth getting the diesel version? It is noisier and with less overall performance. The fuel costs more in the UK.



I suspect that it is not a true comparison because the Saloon feels higher geared than the Estate but I also suspect that for a given year and mileage the petrol version is going to be a bit cheaper than the diesel equivalent.



What does the team think?



Cheers



Dave R


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When figuring out mileage it is always a good idea to do an odometer check. WHile many Volvos seem to be accurate, it doesn't take much of an eooro to throw off the figures. use highway mile markers to check it, and do it at least twice to verify. There are two such sections of marked highway, one on each side of a local town. The highway workers were under the influence on one of the marking jobs because they do not at all agree. Once you find the error it can be applied as a percentage factor to the miles driven figure. __ __ Randy & \ \/ /alerie's \__/olvos '90 245 Estate - '93 965 Estate "Shelby" & "Kate"

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What are an "odometer" and a "fuel gauge" ? I have a 740GLE. Expecting _both_ of these to work at the same time is rather over-optimistic! Expecting to be able to see them at night when the dashboard lights fail again is impossible.

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