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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
You'd have to keep the speed down to 65 mph if you want to get consistently above 28 mpg. That's hard to do with an SDL.........they like to run at 70-75. If you drive them at that speed, you won't do any better than the SD........and, could possibly be worse if a lot of city driving is involved.
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Crap... although I have 'learned' to put the 'Burban on cruise control at ~68mpg I just CAN'T drive the speed limit! Otherwise I get 10mpg in the beast. I need to get a 300SDL with working CC!
Most of my driving is on state roads with a limit between 45 and 60 except for when I head to NY on I-81 and I-78. Then it is autobahn time or you get run off the road by an 18 wheeler.
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Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad
