Yeah, it is 40 miles door to door, usually 1 1/2 hour each way.
At least they are building you a new bridge...the beltway is unlikely to get widened anytime soon. On long trips mileage jumps up to around 37mpg.

Of course I'd trade a couple MPG for more HP.

My car does a good job at going slow.

He changed the mileage claim to 35.

I think I would demand at least 6 months of receipts that prove that claim...if I really cared.

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1998 W202 C230 - The money pit of late.
1984 W126 300SD (356,800 miles) Gone to the wrenchapart
1984 W123 300D Gone to the wrenchapart
1972 W108 280SE 3.5 (sold but not forgotten)
1986 Buick Grand National 3.8l Turbo (86k miles)
1966 Glassic Model 'A' Replica http://www.glassicannex.org

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I see ads for used MBZ diesels and VWs all the time in the local paper that say things like "1984 300D, can get up to 40 mpg!" or "1999 VW Jetta TDI. Gets 55 mpg!"

Yeah right. These are the people who own the cars selling them with completely outrageous claims. It annoys me. That is all.

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Aaron
'84 300D 267,000 - Running WVO - Rice Bran Oil - Mmmmmm, fishy...
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The Jetta TDI could possibley see 55 mpg on flat land driven with a gentil foot.


The only was a 1984 300D will get 40mpg is if averaged on only the decending part of Pikes peak. But only it averaged from the top to the bottom.

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1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I had a 97 Passat TDI. I got 52MPG on trips to New England and I had the cruise set on 75. I regret selling that car. Now my '82 240D is very comfortable on trips, but the MPG is only about 26MPG at best. It is also much louder in the cockpit. This has been my real world experience.

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2002 500SL(Black/Black)
1992 300SE(Black/Black)
1992 190E 2.3(White/Navy)
1999 VW Jetta TDI(Pearl Green)
1986 SAAB 900 Base 3 door(White)
1983 Porsche 911SC(Chiffon)
1977 VW Scirocco(DiamondSilver)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-E300-Turbodiesel-4DR-sedan-Showroom-New_W0QQitemZ4565339074QQcategoryZ6335QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


"The average gallon of fuel in this vehicle represents between 38 and 47 MPG in silent comfort."

Now you know the rest of his claims are probably just as bogus with respect to condition, etc.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

That was me I emailed him and called him a liar. He emailed back that he had gotten the info from the Dealer?!? Ummm right, the same Dealer that hasn't sold this model for 20 years?

but then I realized... I really don't care either, I was just bored.

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Cheers,
Robert

Damn...I get that with My 300D turbo on the highway...and my 300SD

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche