Just read on another thread that the Volvo xc40 is returning 27mpg on mixed journeys, volvo specification quotes 39mpg on the B4 engine. If your car is returning drastically fewer mpg than quoted so much so that you are struggling to run the car, would they let you change?
My view would be that poor mpg wouldn’t justify a change Brydo. It is well known that the mpg figures stated by manufacturers are rarely achievable in the real world and sources like Honest John will reveal more realistic mpg figures, plus some research from road tests and existing owners – all easy to do in the internet age.
The added factor is that we have all become used to the economy figures from diesels and until the last few years nobody in their right mind bought an SUV with a petrol engine. Now, with the awareness of the negative environmental aspects of diesels, plus the Motability pricing of AP’s, which is penalising diesel models, we are all being pushed towards petrol SUV’s. By the nature of their design, SUV’s are inherently poor for fuel economy, so add a petrol engine into the mix and you won’t be looking at cheap running costs. We are facing the same dilemma when we change.