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Old 01-30-2017, 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Murrell View Post
I envy you. For years I've seen 20 mpg at 60mph-65mph. Like another respondent above in this thread, I'm at a loss for how you are getting that kind of mpg at the speeds you report from a barge that runs a high revving motor?.
I've been using the same measurement/calculation technique on all my fill-ups. My commute is about 128 miles, I can get two days out of the tank, roughly 11-12 gallons.

Maybe the difference is in lowered W201 vs W126?
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