Marshall wrote:
"124.133 - maybe downhill with a tail wind (or driving at a steady 35-45 mph). Dave M sometimes gets 32. A '90s 300D 2.5 can deliver 35 as can a '95 E300D" I concur with this. I have a 90 300D 2.5 I recently took it on a 1000 mile trip. I drive fast. I got 35.5 mpg on one stretch through Kansas and Oklahoma (pretty flat obviously). Every check was over 30. I managed 32.6 for the whole trip. When I am on the Kansas Turnpike I run minimum 80 max approx 90. So I think this car really likes to run at higher speeds. Of all four MB diesels I have had, this car gets the best mileage for me. I have no idea what my in town mileage. I don't drive that much unless I take a long trip. So, in a normal month without an out of town trip, I will fill up once. Donald H. Snook 1990 300 D 2.5 247K McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn & Herrington, P.A.
