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Originally Posted by Skid Row Joe
RE: mpg.......
Tyler, I've found that it depends on your commute, as to the mpg these CDIs yield. My '06 E320 CDI is yielding 23/24 mpg surface street driving, under 40 mph / stop and go city traffic. I never use the AC, BTW, since I wear only casual clothing; shorts/T-shirts/sandals. The 41.1 mpg my CDI yielded on the San Antonio to Dallas, TX drive @ 70 mph with the AC on only 50% of the 290 mile drive was a one-time deal. Not to be duplicated unless you're doing ONLY Interstate driving. Unfortunately, I'm not driving the car very much - only 300 miles in the last 2 months - so, I'm not the rank and file daily-driver.
The price you paid for your 05 CDI, I've not seen duplicated in my hobby of price shopping these cars. My source is AutoTrader dot com, so I'd be curious the source where you found your CDI at $8,500?
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I've gotten that kind of MPG (30 in town ad 42 highway) with 2 examples... both had around 160k. Both highway speeds around 80-85. Perhaps they get better as they age? I've gone 620 miles on my current tank and the reserve light just came on...
Mine set me back $8220. Listed by a female pharmaceutical rep on eBay who bought it from the MB dealer a few years ago. She was commuting from Tulsa to St Louis weekly and needed the MPG/comfort. She had recently got a company car and didn't need this one, and listed it on eBay for a quick sale at $10500. Nobody could get loans with that kind of mileage, not alot of people with cash around, so alot of time wasted. She was quick to accept my $9000 no hassle offer pending a good PPI. Local Mercedes dealer serviced the car and showed a fault in the driver's side airbag(over-voltage). $780 to replace. I told her to just take it off the total price. Once I purchased it, I reset the computer and the code has not returned in over a month, so probably just a hiccup.
I've added 2500 miles to it in the last month. Love it. The lady really likes that I'm not borrowing her car (2013 ILX) every time I need good MPG.
