Which is the most economical volvo to buy/run?

[dave r]

Originally Posted by Baz S40

Most economical Volvo to buy/run? That'll be a 66 then.....

That's gotta be the Volvo sledge (a snip at £178!) see the Volvo magazine 'LIV'for details.

[timway]

If I was In the market for one of those I'd get an 850/S70/V70 TDi,
They've got the 140 bhp Audi 5 cylinder engine which should manage over 40 mpg on a run - and you could get a cheap ecu upgrade like Upsolute to take it to just over 170 bhp for £300

Might be hard to find a saloon though if thats what your after

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Tim

[Mike_Brace]

My 245 GLT has just completed its second year for me and has now covered about 75,000 miles. My fuel costs are £8/100 mile on lpg. This year repairs have cost me well under £1000 including a set of tyres (1 set a year) but have involved me in about 3-4 days work. Excluding road tax, insurance and MOT I reckon about 10-11p/mile + my time.
Its cheap reliable but not posh Volvo motoring and more suited to some one who is capable of getting dirty hands but saying that I have customers who regard their 240s as cheap motoring.

Mike

Originally Posted by v6en

lol i've not even heard of that. it's prob older than me!

jacq.

The 66 is/was basically just a badge-engineered Daf 66 from the '70s....A tiny 2-door saloon/estate with a CVT transmission using rubber bands, giving one forward gear, and one reverse (capable of going as fast backwards as it does forwards )....Fitted with a Volvo grille and trademark '70s Volvo sticky-out bumpers! , Although never, to my knowledge, sold in turbodiesel form!

Suppose You can pick one up for a few hundred quid, and they must be capable of somewhere between 40-50 mpg, if You don't make use of the immense performance (???)....Making it a pretty economical Volvo to run

Serious answer to Your question must be an S/V40 Turbodiesel? I run a petrol engined S40, and certainly compared to recent Alfa Romeos, I find it a very cheap, economical, comfy, refined, and generally EASY car to own....Imagine the diesels would be the same, but with more economy

[v6en]

Thanks folks, this has been illuminating lol.

i'll give the 66 a miss if it's ok with you :P

I already have an S40, so don't really fancy an estate version as well, therefore probably will keep my eyes open for an 850 or S/V70 TD at a good price.

jacq.

Good choice....The 850 is a lovely car....For further enlightenment, You should try reading Meta Volante's thread "850, let's start a discussion" if You haven't already!

[foggyjames]

Serious answer to the question? Assuming you're not doing short distances in urban conditions, a 360 GL/GLE (carb). Having said that, you simply can't beat a diesel (pound for pound) for urban use, or from cold. On a run, the gap closes.

My 360 would do 45mpg at 70mph on the motorway (my record was 52mpg over 350 miles, but I was doing 60 most of the way), and you can pick a clean one up for less than £100 with tax and test. Avoid ones with a sunroof unless it's known good, as they're normally broken and noisy. When the year's up, if it won't pass, put it on eBay for a quid. It's a B200, so it simply won't go wrong...ever. A 340 1.4 is probably cheaper, but they do need looking after.

You're looking at £100 for the years motoring, plus insurance, plus fuel @ 45+ mpg on a run, or worst case, 20-25 on short urban journeys. 30-40 cross-country. I honestly don't think it gets much cheaper than that unless you're doing huge mileages, in which case a 440 TD is probably cheaper.

cheers

James

[Ross9]

very informative, thanks foggy

jacq.

[timway]

Still looking for one?
I noticed someone on here is selling as 850TDi in the glasgow area...

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=18229



Tim