940 mpg????

[standardlamp81]

I'm on the lookout for a 940 but i'm just wondering what mpg to expect from the engines? petrol and diesel ones.

thanks all!!!

[Oilydad]

Hi and welcome.

Round town around 23mpg
Motorway/ long distance driving around 36mpg bot petrol.

Don't know about diesel, never used it in cars, but the price of diesel would put me right off.

Both obviously dependant (like ALL cars) on how heavy you are with the accelerator.

2.0 and 2.3 litre engines in the 940 range. Some with turbos some not.

Good solid cars. Get a good one, look after it, and it will outlast all the jelly moulds on the roads today.

[Alasdair1]

My friend had a 940 diesel but it was really sluggish compared to the 2.3 petrol. I get 20 round town and 27 on long drives. 2.3 LPT 940 1998. I would be surprised if you get more than 30 mpg. They are solid cars and pretty near indestructible as long as you keep them serviced.

Alasadair

[barkster1971]

28 mpg 940 2.3 turbo

[Truffler]

1991 940 2.0 petrol non-turbo estate
Rural roads 20 mile round trip.

26mpg

[Prufrock]

Perhaps we get too hung up on the economy issue, I consider overall running costs and with a sensible amount of care and servicing these cars (700s and 900s), especially the four cylinder normally aspirated cars (i/e non turbos) will outlast most other cars on the road - they're so durable.

No depreciation, a great forum for used parts...need I say more.

The ultimate recycleable car?

Maybe.

Prufrock.

P.S I don't exclude 200s, but on the grounds of extra complexity I rule out the 900 turbo'd cars and the 700 and 900 six cylinder cars (using my recycleable and durability criteria).

[red estate]

I run a 940 diesel estate (intercooler version) 1993 ,& get approx. 31m.p.g around town and approx. 37m.p.g. on a motorway run ( and that is fully loaded withj 2 x adults and 2 x children + associated luggage without a roof box etc. ). so running a diesel even with the difference in price p/ltr. between petrol and diesel, it is still cheaper to run.

[TonyS9]

A 940 turbo (petrol) is the last car you will ever need :-)

The ones that say turbo on the back are the HPTs and come with a boost gauge. Its not so much rpm related as power related.

I have an mpg meter and can get 40mpg using hypermiling techniques. Otherwise I get 24mpg if I enjoy it.

I don't see why a k-jet would be better, LHs still over fuel a lot. Fuel systems do not make much difference to driving experience, its probably more likely other characteristic like CAM or CR are responsible.

[CTCNetwork]

Hi,

Who care about MPG! They are far too much fun to drive to miss the opportunity.


As I said in some other topic of the same ilk, if you have to talk about mpg, you are looking at the wrong car - leave it to someone who'll drive it as it deserves!

Des. . .

PS: Holy Thread Resurrection!!!

[heyskull]

Hi

I can confirm that not all that are marked turbo on the back and have a dashboard boost gauge are HPTs.
This has been a long time myth.
My last 940 was a 2.0litre turbo (which is a LPT) which had a boost gauge and the badge on the rear and I had pictures of when the car was new so was original.
Also my previous to this 940 was a wentworth which also had the 2.0litre LPT with boost gauge but this did not have a turbo badge just a wentworth badge.
I guess it was just what badges Volvo had lying about and how they felt at the time.

As for the 2.0litre LPTs they probably averaged about 26mpg (In the real world) minimum was 21mpg and max 35 mpg.

Owning one of these cars is not about how economic they are but the longevity and reliability.
If you are looking for economy go buy a Peugeot/VW Diesel car.

I replaced my 940 with a petrol 2.4litre V70 and although a lot more economical (Averaging 33mpg and max 46mpg) even three years later I still miss the 940 as it felt like you were driving a lump of granite.

As for the Diesel 940s (VW engine) I had a friend with a turbo diesel which he says averaged about 30mpg and maxed at 37mpg but smoked like a tyre fire on a cold start and was very noisy compared to the petrol versions. Also when the diesel engine went wrong (and it does) it cost a lot more to fix than the petrol engines and kind of wiped out all the savings on fuel economy.

SC

Originally Posted by TonyS9

A 940 turbo (petrol) is the last car you will ever need :-)

The ones that say turbo on the back are the HPTs and come with a boost gauge. Its not so much rpm related as power related.

I have an mpg meter and can get 40mpg using hypermiling techniques. Otherwise I get 24mpg if I enjoy it.

I don't see why a k-jet would be better, LHs still over fuel a lot. Fuel systems do not make much difference to driving experience, its probably more likely other characteristic like CAM or CR are responsible.