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 Volvo 240
Newest Review: ... that much that the extra people in the car made very little difference to the overall weight. The disadvantage of the weight ... more  ... is that after unleaded conversion I was only getting about 20MPG and if I throttled the car unmercilessly I could ju
st about get the MPG down into SINGLE FIGURES. Although it would have been nice to own a flash car as my first car, I thoroughly enjoyed owning a Volvo 240......and as I said, it was an 18th birthday present!!!!!!
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Volvo 240: Thirsty???? Like you wouldn't believe! (430 words)
by jiloppyman - written on 08.11.01 (Useful, 893 readings)
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I decided to wite this opinion after reading the only other opinion written on the Volvo 240 series. I too have owned one of the 80's monstrosities and I would agree with almost everything said but am going to have my say anyway. The nasty part of my owning one of these snow maidens was the fact that it was bought for me as an 18th birthday present which as you can imagine was a bit of a shock. It was originally a bit of a joke and I used to screw the balls out of the engine but in fine old school Volvo fashion, it just got on with what it was doing. Although comical at first, it did have it's advantages. I was the only lad I knew that had a rear wheel drive ...
