Now that I've got a scangauge, http://www.scangauge.com/ I can tell you that warmup and stops take a huge toll on mileage. If you can drive hundreds of miles without touching the brakes, you get very high mpg.
My Achieva gets 34-36mpg with the cruise set at 70 mph, but on a four mile drive into town at a steady 50 mph (overdrive, converter locked) I get 25-26 on the way in and 27-28 for the round trip. If I drive it carefully for two miles on a cold start, I don't even get 20mpg. Now I know why my 300SD got 28 mpg driving it home at 75-80 mph (1300 miles in two days) and never again hit 25 mpg. Mitch. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
