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35 MPG in a 240D!!!!
So i just got back from my 230 mile trip without anything going wrong. a couple things happend however
1. i put my first tank of ULSD in, and it ran fine 2. I GOT 35 MILES PER GALLON!!! i couldnt believe it, infact i rechecked my math 7 TIMES!!! wow thats awsome milage just wanted to share the good news about my MPG.
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Average speed 60ish?
Cool thats impressive!
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I agree, very impressive mileage. Best I've ever managed was 30.4mpg @ a steady 55mph. That wasn't on ULSD though, and I have a huge 300SD 5cyl, not a 240.
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tried to keep it around 70
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1983 Euro 240D 277K 2016 Mazda 6 Coming Soon, 2013 Mercedes E350 Bluetec Formers: 2012- Mazda 3 2007 Outlander- complete pile 1995 E300 Diesel 208K 2007 VW Passat 2.0T 63K SOLD 2003 Jaguar X-type 3.0 Sport Sold 04/11 w/88K 2009 Lexus RX350 9061 miles. Sold 04/09 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS:Totaled Sept.,09 @ 24,000 2003 Infiniti I35 58K Sold 1984 300 turbo diesel 222K |
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Figuring mileage on only a half tank of fuel pretty much tells you nothing. If you stay at 35mpg over several tanks, then you can believe.
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how do u figure? i usually get 33 on the highway. plus i filled the tank completley to the top, drove 210 miles then filled up when i got into town. with the gallons and miles i went, the math read 34.8 or rounded would be 35. dont see how several tanks would make a difference b/c how could it differ so gratley if i did one tank or 300 tanks
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1983 Euro 240D 277K 2016 Mazda 6 Coming Soon, 2013 Mercedes E350 Bluetec Formers: 2012- Mazda 3 2007 Outlander- complete pile 1995 E300 Diesel 208K 2007 VW Passat 2.0T 63K SOLD 2003 Jaguar X-type 3.0 Sport Sold 04/11 w/88K 2009 Lexus RX350 9061 miles. Sold 04/09 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS:Totaled Sept.,09 @ 24,000 2003 Infiniti I35 58K Sold 1984 300 turbo diesel 222K |
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were you going downhill the entire trip?
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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles 1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles 2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles 2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles 1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles 1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car) |
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impressive... i have never been able to get much over 30 mpg in mine and i still have yet to see ULSD here
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I used a tank in my Jeep a month ago, and it's my only example so far. It was the worst mileage I've gotten on a tank in the car so far. However, it was probably the most choppy, around-town, stop and go tank of driving I've ever put together, too. So I'll have to wait and see how it does next time I use that station ... rarely go there because it's out of my way and expensive. None of my regular stations seem to have it yet, or at least it isn't marked as such.
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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles 1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles 2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles 2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles 1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles 1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car) |
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"Applied math" and understanding...
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By all means please keep tracking your fuel / miles driven and then total them up over several tank-fulls... and then see what your mileage comes out to be. I will monitor this THREAD and look forward to your future POSTs on this THREAD. Sam Last edited by Samuel M. Ross; 12-06-2006 at 08:36 PM. Reason: a correction!! |
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There's also the tire size, and odometer/trip meter accuracy which varies a lot since most of us don't have or run the original spec tires. I have never seen a 185 or a 175 mm tire!
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Wow. Your odometer must really be slipping.
Just messin around... that's damned good mileage for a big car shaped like a brick. Do you have a 5 speed?
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nobody is suggesting that you are being untruthful. but that is about 15% higher than most of us has ever gotten so we look for an error in the mix. if i got that good of mileage, i would be checking tire diameter and odo accuracy against the mile markers, etc.
and if that all checks out then the answer is you must have a pump that is adjusted optimally and a sweet running motor. cheers. tom w
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You're also most likely to have more significant deviation errors when you check after burning just a few gallons...because of the inconsistencies in filling up, or calling it "full".
In other words, "full" could be 6.3 gallons or 6.0 gallons because in reality, if you are within a quart or so of full it will look full, but maybe it took that extra quart last time and this time you stopped a quart or so short. So, the "error" represent 5% of the fuel you think you used. In my example if you had gone 200 miles you would have gotten either 33.3 or 31.7 MPG, or a 5% difference. However, that same .3 gallons on a full tank of say 15 gallons only represents 2% so the difference is only about .5 MPG. That's why it's best to average over several full tanks to both minimize the error from "fullness" and also average out that error over several samples.
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