Peter - you've been bitten by the diesel bug and the pathogen has already spread through your bloodstream to all vital organs, don't resist, don't try to fight it. You will have no rest until you buy one, so just go give the man his money...
-Max (bought and sold two, currently own two, but still watching Craigs list) ________________________________ From: Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Fri, February 25, 2011 11:45:05 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) 1983 300D Peter Hertzing wrote: > I'm a little disappointed in what I hearing about mileage. The vacum and > other issues aren't really any different then what I have delt with in my > gasser but I was hoping to get in the nieghborhood of 28 - 30 MPG. I have a > 90 mile round trip communte with some rolling hills but all at 55 or a > little more MPH. If I drive my W116 600 miles at 65-80mph, I get 28mpg. That includes crossing every mountain between Georgia and Michigan. 1983 300D has a smaller chassis and the same gearing, along with a different camshaft. 30mpg might be possible at 55 with careful driving, few stops, and perfect tuning. OTOH, if you get a dog, 25mpg is possible too. Mitch. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
