With that many stops I'd think wear and tear on the brakes, especially on an
auto trans car would be more influential than fuel economy. Theres more to
overall economy than fuel.
-Curt
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 21:52:41 -0500
From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] mileage question
Well, the first 7-11 miles are in question, after that, its the same
route via highway. Time wise is the same. Am inclinded to just go the
same old highway longer route I have always gone. Though I would try
the short cut a couple of times to see if it saved time or mileage.
Time is about
yea, I think it is. No having to worry about somebody shooting out of
their drive way, or swerving to miss a cow or something.
Jim Cathey wrote:
Is it worth it to go the shorter route
There are also wear issues in the brakes and transmission.
If it's the same amount of time, I'd vote for
] mileage question
Say there are 2 different routes you can take on your normal drive to
work. One route is 4 miles shorter but you have to stop about once
every mile for stop signs, as its back country roads. The other route
is of course 4 miles longer than the first route, but is all highway
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yea, I think it is. No having to worry about somebody shooting out of
their drive way, or swerving to miss a cow or something.
Jim Cathey wrote:
Is it worth it to go the shorter route
Say there are 2 different routes you can take on your normal drive to
work. One route is 4 miles shorter but you have to stop about once
every mile for stop signs, as its back country roads. The other route
is of course 4 miles longer than the first route, but is all highway
with no stops.
Which route uses more fuel -- stopping and having to overcome inertia, or
just cruising?
How much fuel do you burn in that extra 4 miles?
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Say there are 2 different routes you can take on your normal drive to work.
One
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Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:19 PM
Subject: [MBZ] mileage question
Say there are 2 different routes you can take on your normal drive to
work. One route is 4 miles shorter but you have to stop about once
every mile for stop signs, as its back
What's the total distance for the shorter route? If it's 6 miles, and
the longer route is 10 miles, the answer is different that if the
short route is 30 miles and the long one is 34 miles.
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:29 PM, Wilton Strickland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What is the time difference?
thats what I want to find out. Which would use more fuel in general.
Wonko the Sane wrote:
Which route uses more fuel -- stopping and having to overcome inertia, or
just cruising?
How much fuel do you burn in that extra 4 miles?
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL
destination? What are the cruising
speeds? So, the shorter route has 4 additional stops, or how many?
Wilton
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From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes Mailing List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:19 PM
Subject: [MBZ] mileage question
The total route is about 25 miles or so on the long route
OK Don wrote:
What's the total distance for the shorter route? If it's 6 miles, and
the longer route is 10 miles, the answer is different that if the
short route is 30 miles and the long one is 34 miles.
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:29 PM,
Buy a 500 cc motorcycle. No, you can't haul mine back to Oklahoma.
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
The total route is about 25 miles or so on the long route
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Which car? If an 85 190D, the www.fueleconomy.gov site says 26mpg
city and 35mpg highway.
Taking those as an example, the shorter route is more like city
driving, so 21 miles at 26mpg =
0.8 gal. The 25 mile route sounds like highway driving, so 25 miles
at 35mpg = 0.7 gal.
If the shorter route
Is it worth it to go the shorter route
There are also wear issues in the brakes and transmission.
If it's the same amount of time, I'd vote for the longer
but smoother route. Gotta be more pleasant, too.
-- Jim
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