Very poor mpg at 21.5 mpg

[sprout99]

Originally Posted by C30D5

Well to be honest I only so short journeys usually, probably 4/5 miles like yourself. I expected high 30's if I'm honest but I'm just putting it down to the climate being colder and being an automatic, with short journeys this can't help surely!

I drive to Nottingham at least once a week so it does get a good run, but the mpg doesn't really seem to be any higher than 30-32.

Of a full tank until the light comes on I get 350-400 miles.

thats surprising. We get 42mpg out of the manual V50 D5 with a fair amount
of spirited driving

highest i've managed was 48mpg last year on a run from Ijmuiden docks to Creglingen in Germany (Yes autobahns .......)

[C30D5]

I don't know what I'm doing wrong then. I would like high 30's to be honest, it's been serviced at the right time, I'll mention it to volvo when it's in for a recall on Friday see what they say.

[sprout99]

Originally Posted by C30D5

I don't know what I'm doing wrong then. I would like high 30's to be honest, it's been serviced at the right time, I'll mention it to volvo when it's in for a recall on Friday see what they say.

we don't have the info centre so have to work it out from tank

[C30D5]

Originally Posted by sprout99

we don't have the info centre so have to work it out from tank

If by that you mean a mpg computer thingy on the car then no, nor me.. I was quite surprised that this wasn't fitted with the car to be honest

[sprout99]

Aye thats it.

[C30D5]

Originally Posted by sprout99

Aye thats it.

I find it hard to believe that Volvo actually don't put this on as standard.
The left hand stalk on the steering wheel has all the options for it, but all i can turn on and off there is traction control

[sprout99]

[QUOTE=C30D5;1325681]I find it hard to believe that Volvo actually don't put this on as standard.
The left hand stalk on the steering wheel has all the options for it, but all i can turn on and off there is traction control[/QUOTE

It can be turnrd on for £300 plus vat!

[C30D5]

[QUOTE=sprout99;1325729]

Originally Posted by C30D5

I find it hard to believe that Volvo actually don't put this on as standard.
The left hand stalk on the steering wheel has all the options for it, but all i can turn on and off there is traction control[/QUOTE

It can be turnrd on for £300 plus vat!

That's ridiculous

[Bendolfc]

The R Design is a basic spec car albeit with a nice body kit.

[Zeb246]

Let me get this right, the R design models never came with trip computer?
Mpg is still the same, just stays on 20.5 mpg. On the long rung mpg went up to 37.5mpg doing 70-80 mph.