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fuel consumption

patrickc · 2010-03-19 09:57:32

My trusty 01 Volvo s40, reliably always did more or less the same mileage on a tank of diesel, about 500 miles. since the car's hit the 150,000 miles the car is only getting between 350-400 per tank. the car was fully serviced 3,000 miles ago, new tyres were put on just before Christmas, tyre pressure is correct. I'm doing…

19-03-2010 10:57am

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My trusty 01 Volvo s40, reliably always did more or less the same mileage on a tank of diesel, about 500 miles. since the car's hit the 150,000 miles the car is only getting between 350-400 per tank.

the car was fully serviced 3,000 miles ago, new tyres were put on just before Christmas, tyre pressure is correct.
I'm doing less motorway driving but still doing a good bit of national routes, so can't figure this out as to why consumption would drop so much.

anyone any ideas on this?

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