you wrote:<<You'll find that the 560 returns mileage only a couple mpg less,>>>Are you saying "only a couple mpg less" than a Diesel W126? or the 500 W126?
I think he was referring to the 380 SE. As I mentioned before, the only data point I have is that my '86 560 SL beats the mileage of a friend's '85 380 SL. -- Jim