Pick up my new car tomorrow - a low mile 2009 V70. it's the 136bhp version - how do these respond best to tuning?
[QUOTE=Owengsi;724582]Pick up my new car tomorrow - a low mile 2009 V70. it's the 136bhp version - how do these respond best to tuning?[/QUOTE] It should be good on the juice , but absolutely no idea on tuning it. Some photos would be good to see.
[QUOTE=Harvey;724587]It should be good on the juice , but absolutely no idea on tuning it. Some photos would be good to see.[/QUOTE] Yeah that's why I got it, I do circa 50k miles commuting each year so need that 50+mpg I pick it up at 4pm today so photos to follow
You drive a 1000 miles a week to work and back??
[QUOTE=T5frankie;724648]You drive a 1000 miles a week to work and back??[/QUOTE] It's a 198 mile round trip to work yes - works out somewhere around £5k a year :/
[QUOTE=Owengsi;724656]It's a 198 mile round trip to work yes - works out somewhere around £5k a year :/[/QUOTE] Makes my 40 mile a week seem tiny LOL
I have a tuned 2 litre diesel (was 136bhp now 163 and a lovely torque curve). HLM supplied the map - runs about 44mpg combine cycle.
I have one of these. Got it for the fuel economy. To be honest I have been disappointed with the real work MPG. The best I have ever had (worked out properly) was 45 on a nice steady long run (motorway and single carriageway). Generally it does high 30's (probably 38 on average). I will say that it is a large, solid heavy car so I suppose its not that bad but considering the 'claimed' possible MPG I was a bit gutted. The trick is stick to the speed limits (obviously :) ). As soon as you push above 70 mpg its really starts drinking the juice. I do like the engine which has plenty of torque and can certainly push the car along. Mine has done 122 k miles but has been looked after. I went from a 2001 330 D BMW estate which pretty much averaged 36-38 mpg with the same driving runs and style so I did expect more but again its a much bigger car than the 330D. I do love the R design. Looks very nice and handles brilliantly. I bet the D5 would be no worse on fuel. I have thought about remapping my own (alot!!) but promised I would leave it standard for once. No doubt I will break this promise eventually. :)
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Very, very nice. Hope you like it. How much did that skin you??
[QUOTE=Timo.;724743]Very, very nice. Hope you like it. How much did that skin you??[/QUOTE] A couple of grand less than what he was asking ;)
Love it BTW - comfiest car I've driven :)
again - just noticed this should be in phase 3 - my bad
Looks great!
Drives like a bloody dream - cruise on at 75mph and got 45+mpg on the run to work, even had the radio off and just listened for the 100 mile drive, almost pure silence lol (a rarity in my life).
Here she is next to my XC90
Want an old skool volvo now, to rebuild for when my daughter is old enough to drive.
Hey, will you be doing any 'brim to brim' mpg tests? My computer says mine is doing 45 average but in reality its doing 38 ish.
[QUOTE=Timo.;726585]Hey, will you be doing any 'brim to brim' mpg tests? My computer says mine is doing 45 average but in reality its doing 38 ish.[/QUOTE] I will be, but not for a couple of weeks as I'm on leave, so not doing my usual dual carriageway runs. I've put in £70 of fuel since I got it, and have done 680 ish miles, literally chucking cruise on every time there's a decent bit of road in front of me and seeing the benefits of it.
Got any real world mpg figures??