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> What Is Normal Gas Mileage, For 1998 s70 t5
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post Sep 3 2008, 10:10 PM
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I am getting 551 miles per 70 litres tank is this normal using Shell 91 octane i heard someone getting 700 per 70 liters is this true please owners of 98 t5 turbo volvos please tell me your average?
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post Sep 4 2008, 12:21 AM
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I just put about 8 gal (30L) of 87 octane in my tank this evening, and after doing the math, I'm getting about 18.4 MPG (5.5 LPM). I was hoping low to high 20s. Mine's a '99 S70 with 156K miles on it.

Am taking car in to local dealership tomorrow to repair the ETM under the recall, so I hope the mileage figures improve when it's finished. I'll put up my post-repair mileage figures when I get them.

I too would be very interested to hear what other folks are getting with healthy running S70s.
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post Oct 3 2008, 06:30 AM
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I live in upstate NY and have a 98 V70 with 130k miles and Low Pressure turbo.
The best we have gotten is 30 mpg on the Thruway and I average 24-25 commuting to work. If you got 30 mpg with a T5, you were doing good.
You may have heard of better mileage, but in the real world I would doubt
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post Oct 12 2008, 08:31 PM
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By my calculations at 551 miles from a tank you are getting 30mpg (US) or 36mpg (UK). If you are getting that in a T5 - it is fantastically economical. If someone else can get 700 miles to a T5 tank they must spend most of the time being towed.
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post Oct 27 2008, 10:02 PM
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Hello! I have a 99 T5 with 160K miles and get 26-27.5 mpg - better in the non-AC months. This is normal commuting, town / interstate, etc.
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post Nov 6 2008, 10:01 AM
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My 1998 xc70 turbo gets avg 29.5 mpg my wifes 1999 s70 gets 30-31 mpg. We drove S70 from Maine to Vancouver,Wash. state 4 years ago, pulling 6x10 covered trailer loaded, plus roof rack & back seat full. unbelieveable 17.8 MPG. The s70 now has 133000 and the XC 70 T has 163,000
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i used to get 25-29 depending on the speed. with cruise on at 80, 26 mpg with a modded engine. i was ecstatic at that. you should be happy with that. the guy with better than 30 mpg was probably drafting a semi.
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