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Originally Posted by Zerohour3k
Think about it. We all get 23-30mpg with the W123 / W124's. Some of the 126's get the same. For many of us, these are daily drivers. Heck, some new SUV's are getting 30-35mpg, and sedans in the 40-50 range. I live in NJ, so I get some of the cheapest fuel in the country.. and I'm paying $2.79 a gallon for diesel. To fill my tank, it's costing me almost $40.. where, a little over a year ago, it cost 25-30, tops. Let's say that fuel hits the $5 mark.. almost doubling the cost of fills. Your 26mpg diesel is no longer "economical". If you live in a cold weather state, WVO isn't an option. You're now forced to buy a new car, costing you yet more money.
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Im not sure what SUV's your talking about or cars. no gasser sedan i know of gets 40-50mpg. The best mpg gasser thats not a hybrid is a honda civic that gets 35mpg hwy when you baby it. The hybrid model doesnt do much better in real world driving either only 5mpg more WOW extra $2K for an extra 5mpg.
As for SUV's unless your talking about a ford escape or even the hybrid they dont do that well either. Real world driving is what you have to look at not whatever EPA says since they test at 55mph.
Only new sedan that will reach the 40-50mpg range is a 06 VW jetta TDI. And yes in REAL WORLD driving. EPA states 33/44mpg and as you break the engines in they go way above that. Older VE TDI's can go as high as 60mpg.
No gasser SUV or car can ever reach what a newer technoloy diesel can. and shoot no gasser can out run a new technology diesel in performance either.