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Old 06-20-2011, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by dubadaddy View Post
I also have a E420 that gets 24 mpg at the same speed on the the same trip!
Yup, that also sounds about right.
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/compx2008f.jsp?year=1997&make=Mercedes-Benz&model=E420&hiddenField=Findacar
There is a big technology gap between your 1990 and 1997 cars. EFI and the lockup torque converter make a huge difference. Whoever said 28mpg was either lying or using some very conservative driving techniques. Real world driving will never touch that number with Kjet.
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