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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy
What did the E420 average? About 20mpg-22mpg? An E300D should get 30mpg-33mpg on the highway. ...Unless of course you just want a diesel, dollars and cents wise its a wash.
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I replaced the chip in the E420 (also shocks and flow-thru exhaust), it averaged 18-20 mpg, it was a great driver.
Yes, with petro-diesel at $3.30/gallon, bio-diesel at $3.35, regular at $3.25, and super at $3.55, it's a wash diesel vs gas. I started to look into diesel thinking about veggie-oil costing next to nothing to run, then I started reading up on bio-diesel, seems like a good idea. But I agree, a good mileage gas car would come out ahead moneywise, unless it's somebody who makes his own bio-diesel.
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