economy

Today we had a round trip of 155miles with 90% been on motorway. With 4 of us in the car I was wondering what kind of economy we were going to get on our W246/B180 petrol. As the car is only 4 months old and now has a bit less than 3K miles we did not have the chance before to check it as it...

My first post, so please excuse any obvious errors! I'd like to start by thanking the community here for a really useful forum. I collected my 2007 E280 Avantgarde Estate S211 7-speed auto from its first owner last week and I'm really delighted with my purchase. Even more delighted that...

Don't know if this is posted in the right location .But as it may have some electronics involved, here it is. Car Mercedes W124 260e .The speedo binacle as inside on the left bottom , this economy gauge .Well it will not work properly, just about moves as you rev up the engine . Can some kind...

Hi everybody. This is not a problem, just a query. When I tell friends and relatives that I'm getting 35 mpg from my 1998 W202 C180 Esprit Auto Petrol, they look at me as if I have lost my mind, with mutterings of "Can't get that sort of economy from an 1800 Automatic.... especially one...

Now the warmer weather's arrived and my 6 month old CLS has 6K on it, the mpg has become nothing short of amazing! Even shortish trips of 20 miles are returning over 50 mpg and yesterday I did a 180 mile return trip to Kegworth and even with plenty of stop start on the M1 and struggling to keep...

As some of you know I have just bought an A45 AMG. This replaced a C350 CDI which was a response to my C63. I went back to AMG in the A45 in part because I felt I could live with the economy better, I averaged 15mpg with my C63 which was a pain refuelling all the time. I only have 750 miles on...

Hi guys. i am a bit worried about my clk320 cdi, the economy seems to be very bad, i put £20 diesel in the tank and reset the trip, i managed 55miles before it was saying 9miles in the range. surely something is wrong here, it was all town driving and quite alot of traffic but even so , 16mpg...

If anyone is interested, I have just totted up 12 months of Landcruiser motoring. I have bought 770.22 gallons of diesel at a cost of £4,871.21 Travelled 23874 miles at an average of 31.55 mpg My best economy has been 44 mpg tank to tank and my worst 21 mpg tank to tank. I have...

All, I have had my E-Class E300 Hybrid Estate for almost 4 months now and just hit 5500 miles. In the last 1000 miles the economy has taken off. I think it's a combination of changing my driving style, the engine getting properly run-in and using Shell V-Power Nitro. Anyway the results are...

Hi all, I'm wondering if I should be getting better mpg from a 2002 E200 kompressor (S210). Driving gently on A and B roads produces mid 20s, the best so far on a long run with the car empty is about 33. The car warms up very quickly, but doesn't seem to get much above 80 degrees. Do I need a...

I'm interested in people's experiences with driving with cruise control. Did turning it on give better fuel economy or not ? Also, what effect do hills or flat terrain have on fuel economy with cruise on?

A bit of fun on this cold winter evening. Tomorrow I'm travelling 60ish motorway miles to meet a fellow forum member for some extremely high brow corporate business dealings :cool:. I plan to set the trip as I join the motorway, and will keep within the speed limit, or less, where...

Hi our 2002 C220 CDI seems to have lost about 10-15% of its average miles to the gallon, any ideas anyone. Thanks

My E280 shows only average MPG from Startup or reset, but I can see no way to see actual MPG due to driving conditions. I was used to using this on my old car for driving for economy. Is it not included as a display option on Mercs or have I missed something?

You didn't really expect 45mpg did you :D. Short slow journeys around the city.

I was always skeptical about how much impact different tyres have in the fuel economy. And to be clear I was not looking or thinking budget tyres but more the differences between Premium or top Mid range tyres. A couple of weeks ago I replaced the tyres of my wife's A160. The previous tyres...

Silly question, especially given I used to own one, but if you were driving one of these gently (well, not pedal to the floor all the time which would get you locked up), what sort of fuel economy would you get? A friend is interested in a car that is capable of being sensible as well as insane.

Mercedes CDI Power/Economy Tuning Chip Box This tuning box is german made and has the OE plug fitting (cost £155) It will fit Mercedes CDI engines A180Cdi A200Cdi B180Cdi C200Cdi (W203 model) C220Cdi (W203 model) Will improve your power by 30 bhp and 20% torque Gives 15% more mpg...

Hey everyone, Taking delivery of my C250 CDI Bluefficiency Auto tomorrow (2012 Plate) and obviously the book figures look great (54 mpg combined) but I was just wondering if you guys could give me some ideas of what sort of Fuel economy I might really expect (and what range you get on the fuel...

I have had my C220 estate for a couple of weeks now, but am unable to get anywhere near the fuel economy figures that I have found online. Apparently I am supposed to be able to get an average mpg of 41.5. My driving is done mostly on quiet A roads, and I have driven steadily with the gear...