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Old 09-22-2008, 01:19 PM
suginami suginami is offline
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Originally Posted by sd300td View Post
Wife's car gets barely over 20 mpg in mixed city driving, and I get 21-22 mpg in the wagon. Not complaining, but it sure makes me question the reasoning behind driving a om617 and a turbo'd 4 cyl, vs. a v8 MB.

I can't do without the (a) wagon, but find myself hot for a w124 400e/e400, or maybe even a w210 V8. Way more go fast without too much more fuel costs...
Exactly. There's not much penalty in fuel economy with the V8 compared to the E320.

I wish Mercedes would've put the V8 in the wagon.....I'd have one in my garage right now if they had.
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