Thread: Realistic MPG in 300D's, 300SD's, 190 D's?
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Old 07-09-2013, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by floydla1 View Post
I have had my 2003 300SD since 2008. 25 mpg average over several road trips of 400 miles or more...
Yep, that's about my overall average in a 1978 300SD...average is the keyword here.

When I was with my previous job, and commuting in and out of Palm Springs, I was running uphill between Palm Springs and Whitewater everyday against a 40-50 mph headwind out of the west, then up Cajon Pass, which is a 6% grade uphill.

In the morning, going into Palm Springs, the winds were out of the east at 30-40 mph, so you faced a headwind both directions and I think this really hurt my fuel economy numbers, since I was running 4th gear WOT uphill against the headwind with the A/C on...
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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

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