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Originally Posted by Brad123D
30 is good for a 240, but I've read that closer to 40 mpg is possible when everything is done right. I get 32 mpg with my '84 300D. I wish it had a 5 spd manual trans. instead of the automatic...could maybe get 35-40. I think fuel is going to be a real problem one if these days, like when Iran/Israel let loose on each other, or something similar.
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I've never talked to anyone that actually got 40mpg, you see it all over craigslist though, but I don't believe it for a minute. You could do it on one tank going down a mountain probably, but 40 is not a number that I believe a 240D can maintain over several tanks. I could see someone maintaining a 32-35mpg average with a well tuned 240D and driving habits that promote good fuel mileage.