As fuel prices increase so does ebay fuel economy - Page 3 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

boneheaddoctor · #31 11-04-2005, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by diametricalbenz

Hmm...same car under a different seller name? And the price went up from $3000 to $5000.

Still, "These Cars have been known to Get 28 to 35 miles per gallon "

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Classic-1976-Mercedes-Benz-300D_W0QQitemZ4586627528

yes..when turned off and towed or while coasting down a very large mountain...

boneheaddoctor · #32 11-04-2005, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by diametricalbenz

A 34mpg and 27 city W116 300SD....NO

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300-1980-300sd-turbo-diesel-cold-ac-34-mpg-nice_W0QQitemZ4570393772

26 average 50/50 city highway yes......34? only when its being towed....

Matt L · #33 11-04-2005, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by axm1955

Hello all,

Just as a new commer to the forums....what is an average milage for a 300SD? Before my odo broke (over a year ago) my 300SD with roughly 500K was getting around 24 city and 28 HWY. Was researching how to get more out of it (i.e. water injection, etc.).

Just curious,

Adriano

Another entry. Never checked city/highway, but overall (90+% highway) ours gets about 27 with the A/C off, 24 with the HFC-134a-converted system going. It would probably be better with CFC-12.

boneheaddoctor · #34 11-04-2005, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by axm1955

Hello all,

Just as a new commer to the forums....what is an average milage for a 300SD? Before my odo broke (over a year ago) my 300SD with roughly 500K was getting around 24 city and 28 HWY. Was researching how to get more out of it (i.e. water injection, etc.).

Just curious,

Adriano

For a W116 that sounds about right from my experience.

diametricalbenz · #35 11-29-2005, 02:57 AM

Instead of millions, the N/A 617 in this car can go for....a BILLION miles! What will they think of next......perhaps change the odometer to read in light years!

What a moron....and a liar but not as much as the guy who claims that a 350SDL can achieve 30mpg.....

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/car/114276945.html

michigandon · #36 11-29-2005, 03:24 AM

This stuff is as priceless as the Dodge Cummins guys who boast about how they get 25MPG all the time. Doesn't matter if their towing or running empty or how hard they drive it. Or the '70s 440 Dodge motorhome that gets 13MPG. Yah sure, you betcha!

diametricalbenz · #37 11-29-2005, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by michigandon

This stuff is as priceless as the Dodge Cummins guys who boast about how they get 25MPG all the time. Doesn't matter if their towing or running empty or how hard they drive it. Or the '70s 440 Dodge motorhome that gets 13MPG. Yah sure, you betcha!

I know someone who has a Cummins 6 speed who runs his strictly on B100/B99.9 and gets 25mpg. I presume that is highway mileage but I know modifications were made to increase the efficiency. As for everyone else.....25mpg pulling a 5th wheel....yeah right

greasybenz · #38 11-29-2005, 04:12 AM

actually when my dad used to have his 94 cummins the best he got in it was 25mpg it was a stick. but this was drving all highway to school to drop us off and then to work right after. of course this is when me and my sister we alot smaller and all we had was backpacks with books and he didnt really tow anything or haul anything for that matter in the back. Later on our 04 dodge cummins got 21mpg at best the 12v cummins was much better than the 24v.

you could say him having the truck was pointless but i dunno my dad is crazy.

michigandon · #39 11-29-2005, 06:04 AM

I had a '97 Ram 3500 with the NV4500 5-speed and 4:10 gears. Empty, it would get 21MPG all day long. It would get about 15 carrying a 12' Coachmen slide-on camper and 13 when carrying said camper and towing a 3740lb payload behind it.

When the crappy winter grade fuel hit the pumps in the fall, it was a constant 13MPG machine no matter what I tried to do!

#40 11-29-2005, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by diametricalbenz

Instead of millions, the N/A 617 in this car can go for....a BILLION miles! What will they think of next......perhaps change the odometer to read in light years!

What a moron....and a liar but not as much as the guy who claims that a 350SDL can achieve 30mpg.....

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/car/114276945.html

Can you get a 1,000,000,000 mile grill badge yet?

t walgamuth · #41 11-29-2005, 08:56 AM

DODGE with cummins and sixer. i get a little over 20 running empty with the tailgate down and at 75 and 80. towing my 35' airstream at 73 mph i get between 12 and 13. at slower speeds better is surely possible. and i have only 42k on it so it may not be broken in yet. i find that the computer is not all that accurate so i always check it myself with the odo and long division. and i have checked both speedo and odo.

actually pretty close to what i get in my sdl. but the sdl is a lot nicer to drive.

tom w

New2MB · #42 11-29-2005, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by d.delano

Anybody ever email these fools about this stuff? So blatant it's outrageous.

I've emailed a few of them after seeing posts on this forum, two of them actually changed the eBay ad. They're not always lying, sometimes they just don't have a clue what they're talking about.

Hatterasguy · #43 11-29-2005, 12:18 PM

After all the crap I have seen on ebay I don't trust anyone on it. I don't think I will buy another car off it, unless I am able to go over it first.

boneheaddoctor · #44 11-29-2005, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig

Can you get a 1,000,000,000 mile grill badge yet?

Just wait some idiot on Ebay will have them made in China to sell them on Ebay...

diametricalbenz · #45 02-09-2006, 02:47 AM

Here's the most absurd mileage claim yet!

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/car/132268680.html

Ad reads:

"1982 MERCEDES BENZ 240-D 4 CYLINDER, AUTOMATIC,DIESEL, RUNS VERY GOOD, 55-60 MILES PER GALLON. NEEDS REGRISTATON. CALL ME AT 619-253-6116"

Maybe I will give him a call and tell him to halve his numbers and maybe he'd be more believeable.

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