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03-24-2003, 01:19 PM
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Fuel mileage- 1998-1999 E300DT???
What do most people get for city mileage??
25mpg seems low. Highway speeds 15 miles of 20 twice a day. Michael
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Michael McGuire 83 300d 01 vw A4 TDI 66 Chevy Corsa 68 GMC V6 w/oD 86 300E 
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03-24-2003, 02:16 PM
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I second nflynn. 28 if drive with my lead foot. Could be as much as 30 or 31 if I act like a normal person.
 Air conditioner is always on.samiam4 - where are you? Is it possible you're using winter blended fuel? That will reduce mileage. We don't worry about such things in Florida.
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03-24-2003, 03:05 PM
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I have gotten as low as 16 with crappy fuel and a heavy foot.
and as high as 38 cruisin at 60mph.
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03-24-2003, 03:19 PM
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I usually get 31+. I have done three approx. 2500 mi trips in this car, though, and have had 34-36 mpg when cruising at very consistent speeds for long distances. I have been using Texaco 'Supreme' fuel and adding Power Service on about every 3d fillup.
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03-24-2003, 06:41 PM
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It's not my car... but a friend's.
His dad was a heavy diesel mechanic and hence is fond of diesels. He was not aware of MB diesels past 1985, hence I enlightened him. 46,000 miles car for his wife. I'm assuming she's not a leadfoot. We're in Dallas Texas, so I wouldn't see bad fuel or ??winterization. I'll suggest trying a different brand(station). I was thinking I could check IP timing with the electronic tool this weekend... Michael
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Michael McGuire 83 300d 01 vw A4 TDI 66 Chevy Corsa 68 GMC V6 w/oD 86 300E
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03-25-2003, 10:20 AM
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I have one of these cars and am located in the Dallas area as well. Most of my milage is suburban stop&go commuting, with some occasional highway use out to the airport or downtown. I generally see about 28MPG this time of year, perhaps 2MPG less during air conditioning season.
Trip length greatly affects the MPG returned by these cars. I know of one owner who was seeing about 16MPG average. Turns out there was nothing wrong with the car, he just had a really short commute. - JimY
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03-25-2003, 01:38 PM
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Michael,
Interesting thread. I get about 30 mpg average, and a little more, maybe up to 32 mpg when I drive mostly highway miles. I recently had some rodent activity under the hood that left the fuel lines leaking. Once the injector overflow lines were replaced the scent of Diesel fuel was reduced significantly. However, the supply and return lines under the intake manifold were still leaking and my mileage stayed at about 25 mpg. I had these fixed and the result is I am back at the 30 mpg level. Good luck, Jim
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Own: 1986 Euro 190E 2.3-16 (291,000 miles), 1998 E300D TurboDiesel, 231,000 miles -purchased with 45,000, 1988 300E 5-speed 252,000 miles, 1983 240D 4-speed, purchased w/136,000, now with 222,000 miles. 2009 ML320CDI Bluetec, 89,000 miles Owned: 1971 220D (250,000 miles plus, sold to father-in-law), 1975 240D (245,000 miles - died of body rot), 1991 350SD (176,560 miles, weakest Benz I have owned), 1999 C230 Sport (45,400 miles), 1982 240D (321,000 miles, put to sleep)
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