on a 50 mile round trip to work all motorway i average 29 mpg in my t5.this is no good.theres a t4 for sale locally would this be any better?
on a 50 mile round trip to work all motorway i average 29 mpg in my t5.this is no good.theres a t4 for sale locally would this be any better?
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The t4 wouldn't be a lot different. A friend of mine does 50 miles a day in a stock V70, manages 33-34mpg @ 60-65mph. As you are covering 12k a year in commuting mileage and maybe another 5k in social a T5/T4 isn’t the best option.
17k miles a year based on 29mpg = £225 / month average
17k miles a year based on 33.5mpg = £194.95 / month average [£30.05 saving]
However, you could buy a £3495 Citroen C1 commuting car and save the Volvo for the weekend.
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So you do 5k social miles in the volvo @ 29 mpg = £66.24 / month. Insure the c1 for £130 and cover 12k miles a year @ 61.4mpg = £75.08 a month plus insurance @ £11 = £152.40 an additional car on the drive and £72 in your pocket!
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id be happy with that milage,,,
Hi, I've just got mine up to 26.5, thats driving slow with the odd fun bit on a 100 mile round trip.
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I'd be really happy with that mileage. Recently went up to manchester on the motorways, and averaged 26MPG, and round town I get 19.
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lucky git im lucky to see 20mpg!
well when i went to blackpool, about 55 miles either way, all motorway from about 1/4 mile from my house, i sat at what i thought was 65mph all the way turns out it was actually about 60 - 61 and i was averaging.............
Wait for it.......... 41mpg
And thats an Auto, with 6 passengers and a load of dinner stuff, and beach toys
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My S70 T5 auto used to return around 22mpg, with the Rica 304 averages 24-25mpg including having lots of fun!
Might as well put my bit in, 855 t5r auto, before rica 17.9 after 20.2, plus it has 199,630 on the clock.
The T4 will be a bit better, but not by a massive amount. You may pick up another 10 mpg if you're gentle, but bury the throttle and even in the T4 it will be like turning on a tap.
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looking at my spreadsheet my average for the past 4 weeks is about 25mpg. or 18.5p a mile
I'm off to get my LPG fitted next week though so will see what difference that makes to my wallet long term
My wife gets 25mpg from her T4, I get around 13 from the RS !!
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Thats good mate and to be honest you are never really going to see the bright side of 30 mpg. As said earlier I'm now driving a 2.4 non turbo V70 and at he mo its averaging 26.5mpg, all town driving. If you want better and love your T5 why not do an LPG conversion. Whatever you do don't do as above and buya Citroen, I ain't biased but I have experiance and french cars as a rule are rubbish and what you save on fuel you'll over up in repairs. Stick to the Volvo mate if you can and go LPG, a guy loal to me has a V8 Cherokee and runs LPG. He told me he puts £20 a week in totaland he covers about 300 mile a week.
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The missus covers around 70 miles a day in hers, half of that in rush hour traffic. She gets a consistent 28.7 mpg at a depressing average of 30mph ! Was MOT'ing a Toyota Avensis today and couldn't believe that the on board computer read out said average 47.7 mpg, and that's for an 1800 petrol !..brought things into sharp focus a bit for me that did !
Sorry to be blunt but if you want economy,buy an economy car. The clue is in the name VPCUK.. No offence intended.
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