>>but that's 3 miles a trip between home and work with a fair amount of lights and stop signs. The car barely has time to warm up before I'm there.<<

I am more like 1.5 miles there and 1.5 miles back and experience the same thing. With a bit more around town driving thrown in, I average just over 17 mpg for most tanks of gas. Get it on the highway and the mileage gets in the 28-30 range.

Any one know the performance spec differences between the 2.3 and 1.8L? Were the 2.3L kompressors as well? Just curious.

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

No 1.8L was offered in the U.S., but here are the numbers for the U.S. C220, 230 and 230K

1999 (Kompressor)

Engine 2,295-cc DOHC 16-valve inline-4, cast-iron cylinder block, alloy head.

Net power 185 hp @ 5,300 rpm

Net torque 200 lb-ft @ 2500-4800rpm

1998

Engine 2,295-cc DOHC 16-valve inline-4, alloy cylinder head.

Net power 147 hp @ 5,500 rpm

Net torque 162 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm

1996-97 (C220)

Engine DOHC 16-valve, inline 4-cylinder.

Displacement 134.2 cu in/2,199 cc

Net power 147 hp/110 kw @ 5,500 rpm

Net torque 155 lb-ft/210 N.m @ 4,000 rpm

Pretty sure I bought one last year in Socal with a 1.8L. Now I'm curious.

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

Those I posted were for the w202 up through year 2000. If I remember right, the subsequent w203 had a C230 Kompressor version that was really a 1.8L supercharged engine, but doesn't that engine have an M2xx numbering?

ahhh...thanks for clarifying. I think its the M271.

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

My 2004-C230 has over 75K miles. on 1200 miles round trip last weekend (before schedule-B service) Chicago <> Tennessee average 68 mph @ 30.8 mpg on the dash . I was at 80 mph most of the time (rural area) and got as high as 32.2 mpg at some point but Chicago traffic brought both average down. It has been very good mpg from the beginning. Very happy with the car but not the service but that's another subject .

More PSI in the tires seem to help a lot. Mine set at factory recommend (28, 32) +4 on both.