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Old 07-02-2011, 09:18 PM
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BAD MILEAGE ON 1978 450SL

I'm getting about 11 miles to the gallon,should I be doing better? Using high test gas.

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Old 07-02-2011, 09:42 PM
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I got about 14-15 on mine. Something must be wrong.
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Old 07-03-2011, 10:16 AM
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It's hard to provide a meaningful answer without more information.

I don't think 11 mpg would be wrong if you did all city driving.

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