Maybe his odometer is not correct, maybe its too fast --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 2.5 turbo > On Dec 31, 2007 7:20 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> 31-32 with a 603, what is your secret? Do you drive it like an old lady? >> >> > My thoughts exactly. Marshall always said that 30 mpg was at the high end > of what you could get with a 603 car, and required steady 60-mph highway > driving. Peter's the only person I have ever heard report getting over 30 > mpg consistently. > > I have to think that there's something really exceptional about Peter's > car, > or his driving habits. Maybe he's just way out in the tail end of the > bell > curve? > > FWIW, in the two '87 300Ds I've owned, I've always seen 25-27 mpg pretty > consistently with about a 50-50 mix of city and highway driving. I know > the > one I have now got very slightly better mileage (1-2 mpg maybe) before I > adjusted the ALDA, at the expense of terrible turbo lag---it was running > way > too "lean" (is that even the right word where diesels are concerned?). > > Alex Chamberlain > '87 300D Turbo et al. > _______________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________ 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
