I have made a number of local all-highway trips running at 55 mph as opposed to the 70 mph that is the posted limit. I keep my mileage and records religiously, and in comparison with driving at the speed limit, I gain about 2-3 mpg by driving 55 mph.
Dan --- Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had to drive about three hours for a hearing this > morning. I left at > 6:30 am and drove on a nice flat straight four lane > highway. I left a > little earlier than I needed to, so I set the cruise > at 70 mph. I did > not need the air conditioning on. It was a beautiful > drive. I filled > up right before I left and reset the trip odometer. > When I got back to > town, I stopped and filled up. I had driven 323 > miles and I put 13.5 > gallons of premium in. I thought to myself that > sounds like pretty good > mileage for my car. If you do the calculation that > is 24 mpg (23.92). I > have never gotten that in my LWB 126. I guess > driving at 70 (with the > cruise on) the a/c off for half of the trip and > driving 100% on the > highway really will improve your mileage. Also, > this is Kansas, so its > also quite flat. > > > > I usually get about 20 mpg if I don't drive 80. > > > > I doubt I will be able to duplicate it again. > > > > Donald H. Snook > > 1990 300SEL 137K > > _______________________________________ > 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 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need Mail bonding? Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q&A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396546091
