Question about wagons

I drive it hard, and it is almost all stop and go city driving. It is not a
turbo.

Chuck

"James Sweet" <jamessweet.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "caaron" <chuck~nospammers~aaron@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> I bought a used 1994 850 wagon with 125,000 miles on it last summer and
>> I
>> just love it. The 5 cyl engine is plenty powerful, I get about 22mpg,
>> and
>> it is both comfortable, reliable and handles like a small car (great
> turning
>> radius and handling). There are plenty of parts and accessories for it
>> available so I have no problem fixing it, and truthfully, after an
>> initial
>> expensive fix-up the car has been rock-solid. I purchased it for $1800
>> US
>> and put about $3000 into the car (new tires, brakes, rotors, tune up,
>> replaced front power seat cable, new A/C evaporator, new radiator, new
>> thermostat, new hoses, new heater core plus many accessories which
> included
>> euro-rails, roof rack load bars w/ locks, floor mats, cargo cover,
>> trailer
>> hitch w/ platform, etc.). The best thing is that the engine (and the
>> rest
>> of the car, for that matter) is pretty easy to work on and there is
>> plenty
>> of information and help available.
>>
>> If you find a good one at a reasonable price you'd be hard pressed to
>> find
> a
>> better car.
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>
>
> 22 mpg sounds a bit low for an 850, is it a turbo? Most of the time people
> seem to get around 30 mpg.
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"caaron" <chuck~nospammers~aaron@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I drive it hard, and it is almost all stop and go city driving. It is not
a
> turbo.
>
> Chuck
>


Ah, that sounds about right then. I tried that once in my 240 Turbo and got
13 mpg! I drive it with a much lighter foot most of the time now.
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