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

1996 E300D (W210, OM606NA): 27.0 MPG average for the last 21,807 miles, mostly suburban driving (270,000 miles on the car and well cared for its entire life)

1987 300D Turbo (W124, OM603): 24.8 average for the last 13,986 miles, mostly suburban driving (154,000 total miles on the car and abused before I got it)

Jeremy

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

I used to get 28-30 combined city + hwy when I bought my '83 300SD, I'm getting now 23-25... and that's with the ALDA turned to stock settings. If I turn it 1/2 turn CCW it gets a bit worse than that. My air and fuel filters are really overdue to be replaced though and I think that might explain the decrease. I got 37 MPG once, about 2 years ago. Those were the days... I really have to replace those filters next weekend

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[/SIGPIC]~cirrusman

1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD - Wife calls him "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
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1983 Toyota Tercel (Tommy, The little Toyota that could)
1965 Ford F100 (Grandma Ford)
2005 Toyota Sienna (Elsa, Wife's ride)


Gone:
1988 Toyota Pickup
2004 Subaru Outback

1987 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
1986 Volvo 740 GL Station Wagon - Piece of junk.
1981 Volvo 242 DL 2 Door - Hated to see it go. R.I.P.
1987 Pontiac Fiero GT

26 - 28 with our 82 300TD - often loaded with sound equipment - 341k

36 City, 40 Hwy (< 60MPH)

190D 2.5 NA

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327K on 1986 W201, 602.911, 722.414 2.5 190D ("The Red Baron")
139K on 1993 W124, 104.942, 722.433 2.8 300E ("Queen")

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Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
- Albert Einstein

take a walk down memory lane...

In my 83 which started life as a 240d but now has a euro na 300d, a five speed od tranny and a 307 diff I get 20 around town and 35 highway. Fresh engine and very nice michelin hydroedge tires too. I drive 75 highway.

A stock 300d na would be lucky to do 25 highway with the 346 gears and automatic.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

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