Vote what MPG do you get for your OM616 or OM617 powered car and post your exact MPG.

I currently get 28mpg.

I average 25-26 mpg on my 57 mile commute. Last weekend I set a personal record in this car... 27.6 mpg. This tank was all interstate at 70-75 mph. 490 miles on the clock when the reserve light finally came on!

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Mike
1983 Mercedes-Benz 300SD 270K
1960 Ford F250 62K
1990 Mazda Miata 156k

The thing is Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.

I haven't been pleased with my mileage. 300td 22-24 mpg on a good day.

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For Sale: 1982 MB 300TD
1995 Chevrolet Suburban 6.5TD

Sold: 1980 IH Scout Traveler- Nissan SD33T Diesel

Over 1.5 years of ownership and 18,000 miles, the average for my '84 300td is 27.6 MPG, with a low of 23.7 MPG on the way home from buying it, and a high of 30.1 MPG during the 100F+ days we had in Atlanta last summer. About 2/3 of my driving is in traffic, averaging 35 MPH.

What WOULD you be pleased with? What is your expected mileage?

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Mine has varied from 26-28mpg over 30K miles, mostly highway, but I don't check it on every fill either.

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'83 300D Turrrbo 295K miles

My 300SD gets 23mpg consistently on B100, in city only, driven by my wife. However when we take it on a road trip it will pull 26 to 27. I tend to drive 75mph on the highway and use the cruise.

Now the Escort gets 42mpg on B100 driving to and from work, 42 miles per day but that's another story.

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"Without Fleet The Pride Doesn't Ride"

1983 300SD 609K + still going strong!
1970 Monte Carlo
1994 Ford F150

The 300D has seen 26 in normal driving....but our SD's both rarely get over 24.5

I gained about .5mpg when I went to straight pipe, and another 1.5 when I put in new injector nozzles.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

around the town will yield me 25 ish mpg if I grandma is

highway. I can easily get into the 30 range

I can also squeeze out 23 mpg at 75 mph on the highway

I get better milage when I add some SVO to my tank. Right now I'm running 1-2 gallons of virgin veggie to the 18 gallons diesel. It runs better and I get 27-ish. If I don't add the veg, I get around 25. And this is in the winter with #2 fuel.

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Ginny in Denver-ish
78 300SD, 265K (mine)

I would be pleased with something more like 27. I get about the same (22-24) in my Scout and its a lot bigger and less aerodynamic.

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For Sale: 1982 MB 300TD
1995 Chevrolet Suburban 6.5TD

Sold: 1980 IH Scout Traveler- Nissan SD33T Diesel

I have been averaging between 20.4 (my lowest) and 24.8 (my highest) for the winter season so far....and I am pleased overall. I don't drive all that much....maybe 90-125 miles a week average...during the winter.....so its no big deal. My fiancee's Toyota Rav4 gets terrible mileage. Highest she's ever gotten was 20ish or so....and she filled it up 2 days ago and got like 18. LOL. In a 2400lb car with a 2.0 4-cylinder and manual trans. Absolutely pitiful. AND, my car can leave it in the dust. Its sloooow and can't effectively deliver any power. Not to mention road noise....and discomfort.....and no star at the end of the hood. Ok I am done.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

That's at least 1.5-2.0 mpg better than I ever get from my 300td. Be glad. I average 20.5/21 on a good tank.

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

That star does make a difference, huh?

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Ginny in Denver-ish
78 300SD, 265K (mine)

18 MPG, ouch.

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1979 300D 275K