Fuel burn: Truck vs diesel Mercedes - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

pawoSD · #16 05-07-2009, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mrhills0146

Isn't that the truth! I am envious - no trouble warming up my 617 in a 37 mile ONE WAY commute.

This is why I drive the 617 and my wife gets the M119.

I'd think that the M119 could match the 617 in highway MPG's......the M103 comes close, and its turning nearly the same RPM's....the M119 would be running a lot lower RPM's....

#17 05-07-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

I'd think that the M119 could match the 617 in highway MPG's......the M103 comes close, and its turning nearly the same RPM's....the M119 would be running a lot lower RPM's....

My CD gets a steady 25 MPG in whatever mix of city / hwy driving I seem to do. The 400E does about 16 in the city and 23 at a steady 75 MPH.

Considering that the two cars have traveled a combined total of well over 400,000 miles, I think that is pretty good economy!

My commute is technically "highway" as long as I do the drive at appropriate times. Those of you who have experienced Atlanta rush hour traffic know that it is surpassed in mayhem only by Los Angeles and Washington, DC. If I am foolish enough to drive home during peak rush hour(s), my "highway" drive can quickly deteriorate into an idling contest.

Hatterasguy · #18 05-07-2009, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mrhills0146

My commute is technically "highway" as long as I do the drive at appropriate times. Those of you who have experienced Atlanta rush hour traffic know that it is surpassed in mayhem only by Los Angeles and Washington, DC. If I am foolish enough to drive home during peak rush hour(s), my "highway" drive can quickly deteriorate into an idling contest.

Thats how my drive usualy is. I thought for sure my mileage for this tank would be way down since I was in gridlock on the highway and at school for a good chunk of it. New Haven sucks for trying to get good mileage. If your not idleing in traffic your on the throttle before nailing the brakes.

#19 05-07-2009, 04:08 PM

Note "peak rush hourS.

It is bad enough that Atlanta is really only a great place to live if you live near your job. There are many positives to living here. Cost of living is one. Traffic is not.

pawoSD · #20 05-07-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

Thats how my drive usualy is. I thought for sure my mileage for this tank would be way down since I was in gridlock on the highway and at school for a good chunk of it. New Haven sucks for trying to get good mileage. If your not idleing in traffic your on the throttle before nailing the brakes.

You need to add the current miles on the truck to your sig.

Hatterasguy · #21 05-07-2009, 04:15 PM

Meh I have to keep updating it than. I havn't even had it a month and I have already put just about 1k miles on it!

TheDon · #22 05-07-2009, 04:25 PM

lol.. I've put like 5k on the SDL already.. and its burning B75 at the moment

Hatterasguy · #23 05-07-2009, 04:30 PM

You drive to much!

TheDon · #24 05-07-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

You drive to much!

pfftttt

I drive like 60-80 miles every other day and have been driving a lot more lately

mikemover · #25 05-07-2009, 05:07 PM

There's NO WAY I'd trade my diesels for gas burners....

They NEVER break! And on the rare occasions that they do, doing the work myself is mind-numbingly simple. Used parts are also not hard to come by.

They cost me almost NOTHING to operate and drive.

Relatively cheap diesel and biodiesel, and even cheaper WVO, are all readily available around here.

The fuel mileage is nearly as good, and in many cases BETTER, than many new cars, unless you're talking about the little death-trap go-karts like Smart Cars, Scions, etc....

What's not to love?.....

Mike

cmbdiesel · #26 05-07-2009, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mrhills0146

.... Those of you who have experienced Atlanta rush hour traffic know that it is surpassed in mayhem only by Los Angeles and Washington, DC. If I am foolish enough to drive home during peak rush hour(s), my "highway" drive can quickly deteriorate into an idling contest.

Isn't that the truth. I have only been in Atlanta a handful of times, but every time has been marred by traffic issues. I learned after the second trip, plan to arrive two hours before you are supposed to and you stand a decent chance of being on time.

tankdriver · #27 05-07-2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

Chevy
405.1/22.736=17.82 MPG

SDL
405/18=22.5 MPG

18 gallons @ $2.50 is $45
22.736 gallons of 87 @ $2.19 is $50.

So it costs me $5 more a week to drive a fuel sucking truck over the holy grail diesel Mercedes.

My mileage is actualy going up in the truck, I'm going to break 18 this week.

Do they make cold air or short ram intakes for your truck? That should get you a couple more mpg's.

PaulC · #28 05-07-2009, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mikemover

There's NO WAY I'd trade my diesels for gas burners....

They NEVER break! And on the rare occasions that they do, doing the work myself is mind-numbingly simple. Used parts are also not hard to come by.

They cost me almost NOTHING to operate and drive.

Relatively cheap diesel and biodiesel, and even cheaper WVO, are all readily available around here.

The fuel mileage is nearly as good, and in many cases BETTER, than many new cars, unless you're talking about the little death-trap go-karts like Smart Cars, Scions, etc....

What's not to love?.....

Mike

Well, you barely have any miles on your diesels, so it's hard to accept that your experience represents the norm.

strelnik · #29 05-07-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulC

Diesel cars are a farce in the U.S., and will continue to be so unless gasoline prices are artificially inflated through taxation. Even Carlton defected to the gas V8 crowd with his 740iL.

Look at the new VW Jetta. A gas 2.5 model costs thousands less, and while achieving inferior fuel economy compared to the turbodiesel model, diesel fuel costs 40+ cents more a gallon in my area, which does a nice job of squashing any operating cost benefit. If I had a new diesel Jetta, my only hope for economic salvation would be that a fair number of saps in the used car market would pay a huge premium for such a car when I became disgusted and traded it in on another big SUV.

Well, I don't know what to tell you: Here in Detroit, Diesel prices vary from 1.84- 2.19 and gas from 1.94-2.35. My 240D is very happy