Ok diesel heads, check this out. I just went to South Georgia this past weekend in my newly acquired 1995 C280. Drove it 542 miles. I got 27.1 MPG and burned zero oil. Not to bad.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 9:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] W124 300D MPGs Hi Larry, I'm seeing similar results in my 190D, once I get some pesky fuel leaks tracked down I expect it to settle down around 40mpg. The thermostat makes a HUGE difference. When I first got my 240D it was running cool and bringing in around 24mpg the best tank ever at that point was 27mpg. With a good t-stat the average went up to about 28mpg with the best tank ever an outstanding (for a 240D anyway) 32.7mpg. I never understood why but I got consistantly worse mileage with snowtires on, I went from around 29mpg average to 28mpg average. Thats averaged over a year with each set of tires. ~40,000 miles total. The car was a beater so I just ran the snows all year. -Curt
