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Old 07-12-2019, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Guest987 View Post
I do have the correct tire size on the car. It is a 4 speed gear box. It does do what I said on the mpg. but I drive it like a stick transmission is supposed to be driven. I go to neutral coming up to a stop, and I leave it that way till the time to go. It will do that mileage with a combination of city and highway driving. It's a Mercedes what more can I say?
I don't believe The size tire specified by mb is still available.

Once you describe it as combination driving it becomes an un-measureable entity.

We're not picking on you. Some of us have done a million miles driving similar cars. We are hopeless diesel nerds and cannot resist commenting on such a thread.
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