I love my 83 300d! Just got back from a trip to Rochester and back. 160 gps miles, 5.35 gallons of fuel comes to 29.9mpg driving like I stole it. It has NA gears in the rear so it comes off the line pretty well but really turns some rpm's(tach doesn't work) at 75 and 80mph but runs along smooth as can be at that speed. Gotta do a valve adjustment and general checkover to get ready for an 1800 mile trip to Parris Island to pick up my son after boot camp. So, 60 gallons or so of veggie oil should get me there and back. That's about $5 worth of filtering and 1 hour of my time to process the fuel. And, I get to drive one of the finest cars ever made.
Mike On Oct 29, 2012 6:11 PM, "Craig" <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: > On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:02:34 +0000 (UTC) dbl...@comcast.net wrote: > > > I get 28 to 29 MPG on my mixed freeway/city commute in my '77 240D. > > (1979 drivetrain, AC removed) The way I drive it, I am surprised there > > is no hole in the carpet under the accelerator. > > We generally get 23 MPG with our naturally aspirated 240D/3.0 here at an > elevation of 7400 feet. > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > 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
