[Marmoset]

I've had my V50 2.0D for a couple of weeks now and done about 1100 miles in it. The trip computer average mpg is now at 44mpg. I don't expect it to get better until a few thousand miles more has gone under the wheels as the engines take a lot longer to loosen up. I notice that you don't get over 3000 revs, this could be a major cause of poor consumption, you have to use the motor over its rev range to effectively run it in. My brother sells cars and says that as long as you don't labour the engine in the lower gears you should use it fairly hard. I found that on my previous car - Ford Mondeo - that it wasn't really run in until the 10,000 mile mark and it still kept improving up to about 70k.