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Originally Posted by TimFreeh
Uh, don't think so. I mean even if its off 1-3 MPG we're still talking about 45 MPG from a full sized sedan that weighs in well north of two tons. The newer cars get better mileage than the older ones because of direct fuel injection, precision fuel metering, atomization and optimized injection timing that the old Bosch inline pumps couldn't even begin to dream about. I won't even bother mentioning the astonishing performance that accompanies the amazing frugality of these engines.
My trip computer economy is optimistic by about 1-2 MPG on the 06 CDI, my wife's GLK250 was spot-on the two times I checked it on longer trips. I've never seen my computer get to Tyler's levels but I have seen it at 46.5 MPG on rural two lanes at 55-60MPH.
Skid row's numbers just astonish me, the only way I could get my display that low would be to take a two hour stop-and-go trip by spending the first hour idling in the parking lot drinking coffee. Are you using full-throttle on every acceleration event? Wow. Have you ever taken your car on a 100 mile highway drive at 55-60 MPH?
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Originally Posted by TylerH860
It would take a cross country trek to give you an accurate calculation at the pump versus mileage. My computer said since reset I had averaged 38.8. 200 or so miles in town, about 450 on the highway with 150 being the hypermile trip. I think the high flow diesel pump at truck stops threw a bit more than normal as it shot some out the tank before it stopped, but still very close to the computer at 36 mpg. Enough for me to say the computer is just as accurate to go by as the pump, given you aren't going to fill exactly the same each trip. I will continue to check and see if this 2-3MPG below turns out to be a trend.
Today I took it to Kansas City on a fresh tire, going the 75MPH speed limit. Computer said 45.1 MPG average since filling up at the truck stop 150 miles ago.
I have never owned another car that provides such a wide variety of pleasures. A ultra fuel efficient land yacht with all of the luxury comforts that can still spin the tires, belch smoke and feel like you've got the power equivalent to the Hoover dam at the wheels.
Selling the first CDI to Tim was a big regret, and it took me a year to find a comparable deal. Yes mine was cheaper, but did not have the 1 owner provenance with stellar condition and care.
I wish I could buy 10 more as I had many interested parties in the green one and a few PMs asking for a price when I bought this one, but nice ones aren't easy to find without paying a premium.
Joe, maybe your car needs a good Italian tune up? I bet you give that thing a few good rips and she'll be belching all the cobwebs out. I only get that kind of MPG when I'm in boy racer mode.... wait, even that still shows mid 20s.
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Excellent feedback and remarks, Tyler, Tim.
It feels good for me to know that you can drive any car under the sun, yet you've zeroed-in on what Tim and I also believe to be the best bargain going in MB diesels today.
I bought my one-owner '83 300SD @93K miles from a small note-lot style dealer that proclaimed himself; 'MB diesel-specialist' here in '91. He bought all the incoming MB diesels he could get his hands on @ wholesale from Park Place Motorcars MB in Dallas. I believe there to be a huge, pent-up market for priced-right '05'06 CDI sedans around here. You'll sell all you can get your hands on, IMO. I would expect few problems ever to develop with them for a knowledgeable client-base, that would keep me from marketing the right ones to anyone here - Nationwide from Wichita, KS. is about as equi-distance from the borders and coastlines as one can get.....!
I wish you'd of been available that Sat. afternoon in July when I was in Wichita driving the '99 E300 through I-35. I wanted to show you the condition of how I've taken care of the car, before transferring it to my Brother and SIL in Omaha. BTW: It's going to be a garage queen in Omaha going forward for the mostpart, with no exposure to winter weather with ice/snow/salt-chemicals.
The '06 CDI I found @ MB of SanAntonio was just the right thing for me. Better condition than the '99, and I picked it up $4,500 back of retail. I offered $5K back of asking, and they countered $500 more. I took the deal. Anyway, it's the most comfortable fit I've ever had in a car. I never thought I'd buy a car with this high of miles on it, but the condition of the car, coupled with the records and price - sold me.
The last captioned picture reflects the 22K miles since the last reset of the on-board computer. I've only driven the car 650 miles or so in the past 3 months. 300 of that was bringing it from SanAntonio to homebase. The previous owner apparently has driven basically city only - 22 mph average cumulative speed in 22K miles. On a typical day, my CDI get driven 2 miles. One mile to and from the health club..... Hence, the mpg of 21 mpg. Today was a high-mpg day - 27 mpg, to-from the health club. On the rare occasion I put my foot into the foot feed, (not flooring it though) the car pulls forward immediately with unexpected power. Less delay in response time delay than the '99 W210 diesel.
Tim, I drove 65 to 70 mph from SanAntonio-Dallas w/o AC for most of the 100* day's drive in June. I drive 60 to 70 mph to downtown Dallas when going to Baylor Dental College - several times over a couple months. The mpg is what it is - howver, the tank is trending 24.31 mpg this tank, based on the RANGE to EMPTY page/metric. Whuch ius not all that much better than my '99 E300. Tim, my CDI mpg meter is between 29 to 33 mpg @ it's daily start up idle.