You would just drive faster and gain nothing but time! Randy
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of OK Don Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 1:25 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Our 190D 5 cyl Auto gets 40 mpg I got 33mpg in the 300D 2.5 Turbo on a round trip from Norman to Houston -- I think the MBs would get even better mileage if they weighed less - wonder much better you could get by stripping out all the electric motors from the interior, installing light weight racing seats, etc? On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Our escort Diesel WOULD get 50 MPG on trips. Quantum wil get 42-45 > consistently. Most I ever got with an MB was about 35, but I never owned > an OM 602 or a 201. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games." - Ernest Hemingway '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ''97 Ply Grand Voyager (Vincent van-go) _______________________________________ 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
