Well, my wife recently told me that she found another receipt and did the calculation and found a figure of some 47 mpg. I told her there had to be something wrong there. She, normally the skeptic and critic of the car, said we should just think its true and enjoy. Not sure whats going on. She is no dummy - has a PhD in a science field.
Question: Can an odometer that is about to go bad actually clock more miles than it should? Brian On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 10:05 AM, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Uhhh, sure...... > > My 190D 2.2l 5spd manual averages about 38mpg over the last 70,000 miles. > High was 43 I think... I'd think that maybe somebody topped up one tank and > then filled just to the shutoff on the next or added a bottle of fuel > additive or something. I could make a tank come out to 50mpg if I wanted > to... > > -Curt > > Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:52:31 -0700 > From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [MBZ] Our 190D 5 cyl Auto gets 40 mpg > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > My wife informed me tonight that, before the stupid odometer quit, she got > a > couple of awesome MPG readings. > The thing has been known to get around 32 to 34 mpg. > > But Im looking at two receipts right at 40 mpg. > > This in a car that, I think, needs a fuel filter change. And this before I > switched to Mobil 1. Sorry Mobil lovers, I dont have post Mobil 1 data due > to stupid Mercedes odometer. > > Brian > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
