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Old Sep 5th, 2012, 00:10   #1
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As above... Did Welwyn Garden City and back today - distance of 656 miles total. Car never missed a beat. Drove reasonably sensible but it still got full boost at 1.5bar a few times. BMW335's don't keep up...Can anyone guess the mpg???!!! Did journey down with brekky at Maccy D's in just over 5 1/2 hours and back with no stops, in just over 5 hours.
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As above... Did Welwyn Garden City and back today - distance of 656 miles total. Car never missed a beat. Drove reasonably sensible but it still got full boost at 1.5bar a few times. BMW335's don't keep up...Can anyone guess the mpg???!!! Did journey down with brekky at Maccy D's in just over 5 1/2 hours and back with no stops, in just over 5 hours.
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As above... Did Welwyn Garden City and back today - distance of 656 miles total. Car never missed a beat. Drove reasonably sensible but it still got full boost at 1.5bar a few times. BMW335's don't keep up...Can anyone guess the mpg???!!! Did journey down with brekky at Maccy D's in just over 5 1/2 hours and back with no stops, in just over 5 hours.
Drop by york for a coffee break sumtime if you fancy!

37mpg....
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As above... Did Welwyn Garden City and back today - distance of 656 miles total. Car never missed a beat. Drove reasonably sensible but it still got full boost at 1.5bar a few times. BMW335's don't keep up...Can anyone guess the mpg???!!! Did journey down with brekky at Maccy D's in just over 5 1/2 hours and back with no stops, in just over 5 hours.
Drove reasonably sensible....

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BMW335's don't keep up

Telling fibs are we lol!

anyway I'm guessing 35mpg
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i love reading threads like this,makes me glad that i chose the volvo over the fords and vauxhalls i was looking at,really want a t4 now
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Well my 1.9D could do that mileage in a tank lol im guessing 34mpg
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Depending on speed, if you are the same as myself i would say 28 / 29mpg
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I'd say 28-29 mpg too....
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34mpg. Glad the car is running well mate.
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i love reading threads like this,makes me glad that i chose the volvo over the fords and vauxhalls i was looking at,really want a t4 now
Well this one may be coming up for sale as I'm going to need something more practical for the miles I'll be doing....! Probably thinking S60 D5.
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