Curt Raymond wrote:
So I decided to add on the last 1000 miles to my fuel economy spreadsheet,
Marshall had chided me for the poor numbers I'd posted before.
The last 1000 miles saw both the best and second best tanks so far at 39.24
mpg and 36.78 mpg raising the overall total over 7,919 miles to an average of
35.51, high was 39.24, low was 26.18.
So definate improvement, the average on my 240D was 28.48 with a high of
30.82 and low of 26.59.
I attribute the high tank to attempting to reduce my average speed. I
generally keep it at 75-80mph each way, I'm trying to keep to more like 65-70
and keep some extra money in my pocket.
At 75-80 you will NOT get 40 mpg in a 201.122 with a 5 spd and a 601.921
engine. Keep it in the 55-65 range and you can. I've done it hundreds of
times.
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi, '84
190D 2.2 229Kmi (retired)
