I can get 26mpg on the highway @ 70. Suppose I might eke out 28 if I could go 450 miles non-stop. Ain't going to happen, though. I CAN routinely average 23+ in 70/30 mixed driving, though. All this with an M104, that I've been told is more efficient than the older M103.
In short, if you can ever see 29 with an M103, that's a 1 in a million keeper... On another note, I have experimented the last three fill ups with running 89 octane instead of the 93 octane super we get here. Mileage seems to be the same, but I'm probably off a little on 0-60 time. Nothing quantifiable, just my seat-of-the-pants dyno. Gary Thompson 1995 E320 On 9/4/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ...Kaleb wrote: "in the 300E, it will get 28-29 on the highway with 87" > > > > That seems impossible. I have never heard of a gasser 124 (especially the > > earliest models) getting that sort of mileage. I hear "25 mpg" and think > > the > > person must be driving 55 mph. How do you drive to get 28-29?.. > > > He doesn't. > > My '89 190E.26 (M103) couldn't do that. > My '95 C280 (M104) couldn't do that. > My '01 C320 couldn't do that and it had a drag number of .27. > > My '08 C300 CAN do that with it's 4-cam 3.0 V-6 with variable intake and > exhaust timing and the latest F.I. system plus it's 7-speed auto. > > RLE _______________________________________ 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
