Thread: V70: General - Reasonable fuel consumption?
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Old Oct 9th, 2022, 12:34   #6
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Originally Posted by yostumpy View Post

As an aside, I too saw a stunning V70 P2, but it was on the hard shoulder. I glanced as it went past, as you do, and …well….both front wheels were pointing in at their max, at the front. Tie rod must have come off, goodness knows how he managed to steer it off the motorway. All I can think is that all the time he was rolling they almost tracked straight, but when he touched the brakes they toed right in. Scary stuff. Longish skid marks behind him. ‘Volvo for life’ nearly not.
Your consumption seems pretty good too - close to what I used to get with our 3.0l diesel BMW.

That must have been a terrifying incident for the P2 driver. Probably a few skid marks inside the car too.
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