Volvo 240 High-MPG project car wins employee car show

[brucepick]

A sign of the times perhaps?

My workplace decided to host a classic car show for employees.

My '89 245 MPG project car won first place!
Other entries included three or four 'Vettes, a 1929 Model T, and a Triumph Spitfire. Every one of those was far cleaner and far shinier than my car.

I was out there for a couple hours answering questions, showing printed materials and showing what I'd done to get 30-32 mpg highway from a car who's EPA numbers are 17/22.

I don't mean to gloat - sometimes you just have to share the good news!

[bbgobie]

Good job!
where are the car babe photos??

[SL8Brick]

Nice goin', bruce! ....and they bowed down to the Swedish steel!!

On another note: I wonder what kind of FE the `29 Model T gets?

[boofighter]

nice to see your hard work get noticed, you can be proud.

[ma4t]

Good news isn't gloating. 2 years from now, if you're still talking about it, it might be.



Just kidding!

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[luckychuckie]

hi, new here, but have 240 sedan and wondering what could do to my car, do you have more details
thanks

[SL8Brick]

Originally Posted by luckychuckie

hi, new here, but have 240 sedan and wondering what could do to my car, do you have more details
thanks

Woohoo!....another ol' skool Volvo driver.

Welcome, luckychuckie. What year 244? Auto or manual?

[luckychuckie]

auto, but am hopefully getting a 5 speed wagon, I also had a 1980 244 gl from the west coast that I sold to my baby sitter, (regret that sale)I put a A/C bypass on, I could not tell if it helped

[Bill in Houston]

My parents had a 244DL that they bought new in 1975. It was a really durable car, as evidenced by not blowing up during my teen driving years. :-) It was not a fast car... They sold it when they bought an '84 t-bird for me to take to college. THAT was a mistake. The t-bird was a piece-o-junk. Oh, the Volvo was "Cumberland Yellow" which is swedish for "Pumpkin Orange". :-)