I have read quite a lot on how a chip/remap can improve economy on diesel cars but not much about petrol.
Most of my miles in the E240 are motorway. Are there worthwhile options available?
When we planned our nexy visit to Dijon to our friends we decided that this time we should take my wifes A160 petrol and not my 911 due to space and comfort. I reluctantly accepted. Yesterday we left home in the very early hours getting the train at 5:42. Car was fully loaded with wife and...
Out of curiosity, does anyone have any data that shows how the fuel economy of new engines changes over time?
IIRC economy for official data is measured with engines that have done ~1000 miles. So is 1000 miles all it takes to significantly improve the economy? What further gains are seen if...
My 98 E430 avantgarde isn't exactly economical to run, especially on my 7 mile each way trip to work every day. :(
It occurred to me that switching the transmission from Standard to Winter setting might improve the consumption a little.
After all, we are told by the pundits that changing up...
I have been looking for a W204 for a while and not really had my head turned since the indigolite blau C220 CDi Sport I first saw and fell for.
I am now quite seriously looking at either a W211 E220 CDi or W212 E220/e250 and wonder what real world driving will return.
I do mostly motorway runs...
My 04 plate e270cdi is eating fuel it dropped to about 20 mpg from late 30mpg around town In last few months it doesnt seem to change gear as before seems high reving can't find any split turbo pipes though ????
My car runs well most of the time but goes through bad patches when it behaves very badly with lumpy tick-over, sometimes stalling and decelerates when pressing the accelerator, and terrible fuel economy (10-15 mpg).
I can reproduce these symptoms by:
Leaving the car unused for about two...
Hi all,
Newbie here, so apologies if this post is basically stupid, previously answered questions!
I'm looking at buying a 2010(ish) C350 CDi B/E Sport saloon as a one car replacement for my current two cars (a V8 Audi and a diesel Citroen). Getting a bit confused generally by all the info...
Hi there
Can I ask if you can share some advice for a first time Mercedes owner please?
I have just purchased a 2003 Mercedes C180 Evolution which has covered 46k miles.
It is a truly beautiful car, but it is costing quite a bit on petrol to drive round.
I drive about 40 miles to...
Greetings from Bonnie Scotland.
I set the trip at the start of the motorway and set the distronic to 80mph, after which it makes it's own decisions about speed, depending on surrounding traffic.
200 miles with no feet on the pedals.
65mph average (not a single hold up)
It's an estate...
Hi all, just bought a w210 e200 for a quick runaround while i restore my w124
It has the m111.942 engine.
Quick question, what speed does the car operate most eco at for fuel on the motorway? Is it the standard like 55mph or is it different on this car?
Thanks
Economy....Not perhaps a word commonly used in the same sentence as "c55" without a "not" somewhere.....however, (and this was with a few bootfulls ...)
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Am I missing a trick here guys? When I bought the car I was under the impression it would be more economical than my 3.0 tdi quattro Audi. The Audi used to return me between 29-30 mpg (mixed driving) and I drove it hard. Over a 2 week period testing the 350 coupe and if I am honest not driving...
Following on from the 220cdi fuel con thread, *** suggests keeping a diesel under 2200rpm for best economy (thx ***). Seems about right, but I had always understood that for pure economy the best speed was the lowest you could run at in top gear. If you actually want to get anywhere - i.e. time...
Well try as I might this is the best I have been able to manage......anyone beat this in a 220 CDI???.....:)
Yes it was a bit driving miss daisy!!....but the sun was shining and traffic light on M1 / A19 up to Stockton.