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Originally Posted by mbruce
I recently bought a 98 E300 TD and drove it cross-county from the dealer. With 100% highway miles, I was getting 27mpg at best. Now, with a mix of city/highway, I get around 25mpg. I was expecting mileage in the mid 30's. I like the car, but when diesel costs more than premium, I'd be spending less per mile with V8 gasoline engine. Any ideas on what could be wrong?
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Well you may want to do some things that could be of help to your car...like changing out fuel filters, air filterscleaning out your diesel tank..diesel purge...adding some Diesel additive etc..... and you may have already done this, but it's a thought. You know Diesel maybe higher right now and that's generally the case in the winter especially in the north when more heating oil is burned. We also seem to have more of a colder spring than normal. Diesel Fuel prices should lower in the summer. I must add that your Diesel Engine will peform just as good as a V-8 gasoline engine will if it's properly maintained. I might add by the way that there's nothing like the sound of that Diesel Engine doing a little clattering under the hood.
