volvo 850 2.0l 10v MPG?????

[carpy100]

hi, i've bought an estate as per title, it seems to be returning only 26mpg with a very carefull drive. is this normal concidering its only the 2.0l 10v and also a manual box?

[tubeway]

It is quite an old car and it depends how it has been treated. It is also quite a big car and I would think that unless you were doing lots of long runs without stopping then the mpg is about right

[tali122]

if its urban driving i would say 26 mpg for an old heavy car is absolutely brilliant - you should be doing cartwheels not moaning
my 405 DIESEL does 23-26mpg and a friends mondeo 2.0 litre does 18-21 mpg, or how about my montego 1.6 which did 16mpg or my citroen ax 1.4 -where the fuel light came on after 6miles? -all cars carefully driven and well serviced

[solera]

You drive a tank you buy the fuel, seriously its about right for this heavy car.

[carpy100]

thank you people. it is on the motorway mainly, i'm disappointed because i now realise i could have bought a 2.3 20v and it would have returned the same! oh well, i still enjoy the car.