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10-20-2010, 12:17 PM
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Finally checked MPG
I was mixing WVO/Diesel earlier in the summer and I think I got somewhere around 17 mostly city driving. As the colder weather is here I have been running straight Diesel. Stop and go city driving netted me almost 21mpg on straight Diesel. I didn't think it was bad for 320,000+ miles.
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10-20-2010, 01:05 PM
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Last time I checked my green SD was getting around 24-25 mpg.
I'm about to check my gold SD when i fill up next, currently sitting at a little over 300 miles to a few ticks above 1/4 tank... My friend reported that his 560SEL got 12.3 mpg. Lol.
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10-20-2010, 02:07 PM
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I get about 24-26mpg usually in my SD. Wifes 300E gets about 18-22 depends on the driving.
12.5mpg is worth it when driving a 560! 
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10-20-2010, 02:41 PM
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I guess I can't complain too much. I will be putting the SD away for the winter and running my W8. Last time I checked that one I was getting around 17.
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10-20-2010, 03:39 PM
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Whoa, a Passat W8 MANUAL? That thing must be awesome! But....is it FWD?
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
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10-20-2010, 04:21 PM
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I get roughly 25mpg all of the time.
In Ithaca if I put the gear into Slope I can push the MPG down to 17 
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10-21-2010, 07:12 AM
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10-31-2010, 11:38 PM
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Woot!
just checked mpg in the 300SD, 23 MPG. Very aggressive, lots of WOT driving. Alda is removed. However I think my fuel level sender might need cleaned, yellow reserve light was on and it only took 16 gallons to fill it until the nozzle clicked...
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10-31-2010, 11:48 PM
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Mine has been like that for quite a while. It freaks my wife out when she is in it and I just keep driving with the reserve light on 
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11-01-2010, 09:42 AM
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I'm getting about 25 in the city and 27 on the highway in my 84 300TD. I was feeling like that was average but after seeing these numbers it's feeling pretty economical!
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11-01-2010, 10:05 AM
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the 24 city sounds high to me. but you do have a really nice car (well... it was!)  I'd check the odo against mile markers, and see how close it is.
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11-01-2010, 10:23 AM
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That's a good point vstech. I never considered that the engine swap could effect the odometer. The car is definitely not very peppy and I don't really drive it hard either.
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11-01-2010, 10:49 AM
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an engine swap itself could not affect the odometer, however, if it's not original you are not sure what else isn't either.
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