Looking to see what realistic fuel mileage is in these older diesels.

If you'd be willing, share what car(s) you have, miles on it, and what the average MPG's are.

I see so many outlandish claims on ads for these things that a little "reality check" would help as I search out another diesel ride.

-Graydon

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1980 240D (Mileage Unknown, broken odo say's 160K)
1985 300SD (213K) SOLD

my (grey) '87 300D sees on a regular basis 29-31 combined on a tank.

winter city drops to 24-26
highway MIGHT hit 31, so a combined, equaling that of my summer city consumption

150k miles


my '95 E300 Diesel sees about 3-4 miles to a gallon more all the way around
130 something

the blue '87 300D sees maybe 1 mpg less that i've noticed over the past month or so, but its pushing 200k

my little sisters 300D 2.5 with 205k sees the same as the first 300D


the 300SD i had, well... i didn't even go thru the first full tank

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Matthew McIvor

2016 E350 4Matic Black/Black
2007 GL450 4Matic with Off-Road Pkg Silver/Black
1995 E300 Diesel White/Gray
1994 S600 Euro Black/ Black Velour
1986 560SL Blue/Blue/Gray
1986 190E Blue/Blue 93k

1976 300D OM617.910 about 23MPG on average.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

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My SDL and SD putting around at 65mph on road trips average high 20s. Depends on A/C, wind, temps, tire inflation, etc. But figure 26-29mpg (have hit 30mpg a few times). When I used to calculate city only I would obtain lower 20s... 23-25mpg I do believe.

Just go with mid 20s average for them and off you go.

No idea on the W201 Diesel, do not own one and no interest to do so.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

I get 26 on my 83 300SD (Turbo) and the same on 80 300D non-turbo.

Southern california mixed driving, mountains, freeway, traffic.

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80 300D 340K Owned 30 yrs
83 300SD 440K Owned 9 yrs - Daily Driver 150mi/day
02 Z71 Suburban 117,000
15 Toyota Prius 2600 miles
00 Harley Sportster 24k
09 Yamaha R6
03 Ninja 250

I always get 23 mpg in my '84 300d with 223,000.

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1984 300D, 228k, Light Ivory, Java MB-Tex

I average 21-22 mpg in the city in my 1982 300D. Then again, I'm pretty heavy on the foot.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

25 mpg in my 85 300D

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-Typos courtesy of my mobile phone.

1992 300D 2.5, my daily driver:

30 consistently around town, 29 if I really leadfoot it.

34-35 on the highway @70 mph.

Many, many, tanks through the car, and I get the above mileage figures very consistently. Awesome car.

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1972 280SE 4.5
1984 300SD, 250K
1991 300SE, 89K
1992 300D (330K miles when KIA'd by mother-in-law 8/10/09 - still sitting in my barn)
1994 E320, 109K
1995 E420, 60K
Proud Member of the Mercedes Benz Club of America - Idaho Chapter

Ditto for '91 300D. My highest mpg was 38.4. My lowest, I think, was 27.

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'91 300D 2.5 Turbo 330K
'00 VW TDI Golf, 190K
'67 BMW R50/2
'73 Norton Commando Interstate

My 83 300D (233,000 miles) gets about 26 in town and 30 on the highway. Combined I am getting about 28.

Glenn

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2012 Mercedes ML350 Bluetec 102K (hers)
2005 Corvette 55K (fun car)
2002 VW Jetta TDI 238K (mine)
1998 Volvo S70 T5 Turbo 211K (kids)
1994 Ford F150 4WD 246K (firewood hauler)
1983 Mercedes 300D 384K (diesel commuter)

I get about 50 MPG, although that number goes up by about 15 MPG when I run unfiltered veggie oil. Oh, and I drive 90 MPH uphill both ways.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Los Angeles traffic
Automatic transmission
Air conditioner on
New: 26 mpg - April 3, 1981
285,800 miles: 22 mpg - July 3, 2013

My 82 300TD wagon loaded with 200-300lbs of tools gets an ave of 23 around town consistently with my lead foot, I haven't had it on the highway yet to speak of, last tank I got 24.8 on long winding back roads.

'93 300d here, 198k miles,
Summer mileage is great, usually average 30-33 with most trips being my 8 mile urban route to work. On road trips where speed is constant around 50-70 all day it can reach high 30s. Broke 40 once, but that was a one time deal.
Winter is generally about 15-20% worse.
Fresh air filter helps a lot I've found. As does good oil and a quality oil filter. Also, in my experience, the combustion chambers like to leak which is bad for gas mileage. If you're buying for good gas mileage, have a compression check done before you buy or at least look for diesel goo around the injectors. Cost is about $150-200 per cylinder to have them resealed.