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03-10-2007, 07:42 PM
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Put your fuel milage here :)
Hello I would like to start a fuel milage post for mostly gasoline MB as I am sure the Diesel Section already has one
Vehicle: 1992 Mercedes 190E 2.3L auto Results: 9.2l/100 km or 25.5 US MPG on premium fuel Driving Conditions: 70% hwy 30% city Comments: gentle acceleration, avg 70 mph highway speed 
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03-11-2007, 07:04 AM
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1985 380SE
avg. 20mpg --87 octane 70% city, 30% highway recent trip total 4,000 miles, 80% highway, avg 75-80mph, 21mpg mileage on car, 111,500
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03-11-2007, 08:16 AM
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Vehicle: 1992 Mercedes 190E 2.3L auto
Results: 25.5 US MPG (winter)/27.5 mpg (summer) on 87 octane fuel Driving Conditions: 40% hwy 60% country roads Comments: gentle acceleration, constant 62 mph highway speed (2500 rpm), 35-60 mph on country roads. I had a 100% highway tank a few weeks ago (in February) , and I calculated 30 mpg -- but that's only one tank, so not really reliable. jp
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Jeff Pierce Current Vehicles: '92 Mercedes 190E/2.3 (247K miles/my daily driver) '93 Volvo 940 Turbo Wagon (263K miles/a family truckster with spunk) '99 Kawasaki Concours Gravely 8120 Previous Vehicles: '85 Jeep CJ-7 w/ Fisher plow (226K miles)'93 Volvo 940 Turbo Wagon '53 Willys-Overland Pickup '85 Honda 750F Interceptor '93 Nissan Quest '89 Toyota Camry Wagon '89 Dodge Raider '81 Honda CB 750F Super Sport '88 Toyota Celica '95 Toyota Tacoma '74 Honda CB 550F Last edited by tvpierce; 03-11-2007 at 11:32 AM.
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03-11-2007, 11:26 AM
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Vehicle: 1995 C220 W202 2.2L auto
Results: 10.7L/100km Driving Conditions: 70% City 30% highway Comments: The car says hi to its redline rev limiter at least once everyday. Very happy with the result fuel economy. Not too happy with the lack of go, but I can live with it. City I try to accelerate to 70-odd km/h(40mph?) everywhere coz it's smoothest in 4th gear like that. And on freeway I take it up to about 140km/h (80mph) usually.
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03-11-2007, 11:45 AM
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Vehicle: 1987 Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 5-speed
Results: 17 MPG on premium fuel Driving Conditions: 95% city Comments: I have too much fun with her, not a daily driver so I don't care about mileage. UPDATE: 7 MPG................... on the racetrack 
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03-11-2007, 11:59 AM
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Vehicle: 1972 280SE 4.5
Results: 8.5-10.5MPG city/mixed, 13-15MPG highway (13 if I do 90-100, 15 if I do 70-80) Driving Conditions: With the 8.5MPG mostly city (5% highway), with 15MPG that's extrapolated pure highway when comparing a tank I got 13.5 on with what it would have been had I not done 30 miles in-town. Comments: I drive it like it was stolen. It pings lightly on 93 octane, so I never use less. High-compression heads from a 3.5 give me about 10:1 compression and it screams on the highway. If I floor it from a stop to 90, I can watch the needle go down. And I always do. Non-MBs: Vehicle: 1992 Jeep Cherokee Laredo Results: 16.3MPG last tank Driving Conditions: Mostly highway (95%), that was commuting to and from work. Comments: It had the potential to be higher, but I do like to burn rubber with this 4.0 every now and then. It's very "torquey". Vehicle: 2001 Chrysler 300M Results: 21.2MPG this tank as of Friday on my way home from work (computer's readout is very accurate, I test it regularly) Driving Conditions: Mostly highway (95%), also commuting to and from work. Comments: City driving REALLY kills mileage on this puppy. I can be getting 24MPG average going just to and from work, but one trip into downtown and poof, I'm suddenly 2MPG lower. The trip to and from work also includes a 1 mile steep mountain road (on the way in) up which realtime mileage reads as 4MPG. The same hill on the way home is less steep, and I get around 10-14MPG going up it over 2 miles.
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Current: 2021 Charger Scat Pack Widebody "Sinabee" 2024 CR-V Hybrid Previous: 1972 280SE 4.5 2018 Durango R/T, 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited "Hefe", 1992 Jeep Cherokee Laredo "Jeepy", 2006 Charger R/T "Hemi" 1999 Chrysler 300M - RIP @ 221k
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03-11-2007, 09:06 PM
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MB '89 560SL--premium only, 15-17 mpg in mixed driving city/urban freeway/highway, only in non-salt weather and usually not in the rain.
Non-MB is 2000 Saab 9-5 SE wagon, V6: averages 19-20 in the winter in mixed driving, 21-22 when it's consistently above the mid 30's Fahrenheit, up to 24 or so highway at a normal cruise of 80 or so (occasionally up to 85). Wife's 2004 Olds Bravada can hit 20 or so on the highway at a steady 72, not more, and averages 14-15 in town, worse if all surface city streets.
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03-11-2007, 10:21 PM
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1990 300SE M103.
Sees 6500 rpm every time I take it for a run (past its limiter). 60% highway / 40% city : 21 - 22 mpg. Seems to loathe cruising at engine speeds < 4K rpm.
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03-12-2007, 08:29 AM
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Vehicle: 1984 380sl
22-25 mpg highway/ 18-20 mpg city on regular People love to knock the 380 engines but they do get decent gas mileage. Vehicle: 1988 420sel 18-20 mpg highway/ 14-16 mpg city on premium Not too bad for a tank of a car though I must admit I was expecting the highway mileage to be in the low 20's. I drive these cars like I have a egg under my gas foot. You could probably easily drop 3 or so miles off if I was a little more aggressive with the gas.
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03-12-2007, 06:12 PM
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1974 350SLC with 4 speed manual tranny , true milage unknown but it runs -very- well .
14 ~ 15 MPG in mixed City & highway driving , no way to _not_ do some Hooligan driving in this great car but the low fuel economy is killing me so I'm selling it & going back to my beloved W-123 Diesel Coupe .
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03-13-2007, 11:18 AM
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1997 C230, 85,000 miles --
Normal consumption during the week (commuting and errands, 70% city, 30% highway @ 65): 23 - 24 mpg. Less in hot weather, as I'll be running the A/C, thank kew! Pure highway during September 2005, running from College Station, TX, to New Orleans, and back, averaging 65, with 1 passenger and A/C on: 31 mpg. (I miss my old 420SEL sometimes, but not when I'm gassing up.)
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03-13-2007, 12:13 PM
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1991 300e m103 3.0L
11 mpg 50/50 highway/city
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03-13-2007, 03:25 PM
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1992 400E, M119 w/ 134K miles
Mileage is spot-on 20 MPG in 50/50 city/hwy driving High-test fuel Driven pretty gently by my better half. When I get behind the wheel I am very suspicious of the 268HP factory rating - I think that was very conservative. 1983 300CD, OM617 w/ 255K miles Mileage is 24.9 MPG in 50/50 city/hwy driving I drive this one like I stole it. She runs better when pushed. I don't speed much (just go w/ traffic) but I do accelerate as hard as possible. With Diesel prices higher than premium gasoline in many cases, I question the wisdom of commuting in the 123. But when I drive the 400E "as it was meant to be driven" the mileage drops accordingly. That said, I was (pleasantly) shocked by the mileage the M119 returned. Makes me wonder why anyone would have bought the 300E back in '92. Then I remembered the price differential when the cars were new....
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