What is good mileage on a 84 240?

Mine is a 84 240 wagon and it gets about the same 20 mpg - has about 150K original miles on it. It used to get around 24 mpg when it was newer and before California switched to the new gas formulation a few years back.

That's about right, with highway only you should get 24-25 mpg with an automatic or 25-31 mph with a manual depending on gearing, tire pressure, speed, etc.

The car I am driving and fixing for a friend:

85 240 DL sedan (2.3L 230F with 3 speed auto trannie)

OK, after reading your posts, I don't feel so bad... Today was the real test, it doesn't have an odometer by the way, cable busted...

I entered all the places I drove into Microsoft Street and Trips, to get a good idea of how many KMs I drove. Total was 85kms, I filled up at the beginning, and it took in 48 litres.

Drove the 85kms, only 25 of it on the highway, and filled up again, it took just over 10 Litres ($9.00 canadian! holy highway robbery...)

That equates to:

8.5 km/Litre 11.76 Litres/100 Kms 19.97 US MPG 23.98 UK MPG

If you all with Volvo experience say this is acceptable, then I will leave it be... I drive a honda civic, so being more accustomed to

13-16 km/Litre, I was appalled at the mileage and thought that something else was wrong with the car.

Any comments would be appreciated.

t

Thus the aphorism: "nobody buys a Volvo for fuel economy."

Mike

We manage about 30 highway with the 4 speed automatic, and 24-27 overall, with about 3/4 of the miles highway. But it takes real effort, and a gentle foot on the gas. I got 23 even when the O/D wasn't working... (1988 240DL)

I have an '85 245 GL and it usually uses ~ 10 litres/100 kms in mixed city/hwy driving.

With new plugs, new air filter & fresh oil, fuel consumption drops to just under 9 litres/100 kms (I think that I calculated 8.9 l/100 kms but don't recall the exact numbers.)

I've always used ethanol in the vehicle.

An '85 should have LH JetTronic and should do a bit better than that, but then again you said it has a 3 speed? I thought by then the automatics all had overdrive? Perhaps that's not functioning?

Fix the odometer, a new cable is only about $30, that is if the speedo is not working either it's the cable, otherwise there's a gear that breaks.

I have kept book on all years for our 1985 245 GLT, 230E engine and

3+overdrive automatic. After 395000 kms, mean fuel consumption is very close to 10km/litre. The driving has been mostly on highways but living in town has given a lot of street kilometers also. I live in Finland where we have rather cold winters, further rising the consumption figures.