C220CDi on Temporary Loan
 

Whilst I am having a paint repair done to my E320CDi Estate I have been using a C220CDi Saloon.

Nice car, but I am having a touch of claustrophobia as it is much smaller inside than my E Class.

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Naturally the performance is a lot different but the main surprise is the Fuel economy.
I am getting 41 MPG (UK Gallons) going around in give and take conditions.

As it is a loaner the company purchased the Basic "Elegance" specification without any extras.
However this is still a good spec for a reletavly cheap car.

Speaking to the Manager, who run 12 of these to loan out, he says the reliability is 100%.
Mine is 15 Months old and has done a little over 25k Miles.
Showing no sigh of wear anywhere which has to be good as the drivers usually dont give a damm.

You boys will love these Diesels when they finally turn up in the US.

Mike



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Mike,

Are those the imperial gallon consisting of 5 quarts like Canada used to have before they went metric? So compared to a US gallon your mileage would be 32MPG?

P E H

US Gallon v Imperial Gallon
 

The ratio of one to the other is -

1 US gallon = 0.8327 UK gal

or the other way

1.201 US Gallons = 1 Imperial Gallon

I had not realised the Canadians still used the Imperial.

Mike

Mike,

Canada used the Imperial gallon up until the point they wisely changed to the metric system. Their dsistances are in kilometers also.

I don't know when they changed, but Canada has been metric for more than 12 years.

P E H