economy

Hi folks! I picked up my new toy on Saturday and I've got to say it runs wonderfully. There are some wee niggles but they can be sorted out simply enough! It's lost a few of its original 231 horses as would be expected but still runs nicely. It's literally like cruising down the...

This is exactly the sort of "get up and go business man " we want to welcome to our shores. Where would our economy be without them. :rolleyes: http://cms.met.police.uk/news/arrests_and_charges/theft_or_taking_of_a_motor_vehicle/car_thief_jailed_for_two_years

Now the s-class is fixed (thanks again to the chaps who pointed me in the right direction), the time has come to sort the e-class out. The car seems to give me very poor economy compared with my E270. Yes its an extra cyclinder, but at 80mph the 270 would give me a around 42mpg, and this one...

Hi. Thanks for looking. I have just bought my first Merc. Its a 1994 E220 auto. I dont have the owners manual. There is a swtich for sport mode or economy mode. Which is which. If i push the button to top, it covers the E and Shows the S at the bottoml. Which mode is this in. Also...

Hi, i bought a 54 plate c220 auto in April (~5k miles) and its allways had poor fuel economy. I was getting ~35 mpg when it went in for its first service (18 month max service interval paid for by merc) & i querried it with the garage i bought it from, the garrage it was serviced at & merc...

My E220CDI (July03) has done 55K miles. I have noticed that the economy seems to be getting worse. I was getting around 43mpg this has now reduced to 39.5mpg. I would have thought at this mileage things would be perhaps better. Initially I thought it may be linked to ambient temperature...

I'm heading off to test-drive a March '05 E280CDI estate over the weekend, which the stealer tells me is the newish EU4 spec. (I'd thought that the EU4s only came in late last year to be compliant with the mandatory EU4 requirement from Jan-'06). Anyway, I read somewhere on the forum that the...

:) I doubt many buyers of E class estates have fuel economy at the top of their priorities list, mine were refinement, solid engineering and space, however with increasing fuel prices it is a consideration. After reading posts on the forum about decreased fuel mileage in the cold condtions, I...

Caught up with an old friend at the week-end as he turned up in his new Mondeo Tdci, asked him what happened to the C220cdi estate? (new only this year) He was totally disappointed with the fuel economy, could only get a max 40 mpg on a run, often less, so that combined with total dismay at...

Just got back from a very brief visit to the capital today! Ko'd and in need of some sleep but thought i would post my mpg! I managed to get 360 miles before i needed to refill - is this good? and the reserve light had not come on yet!! Kept my speed to about 67mph on the way there... but...

Mercedes-Benz has set a new fuel economy record with its diesel-powered E320 CDi saloon. Three standard cars were driven from Laredo, near the Mexican border in Texas, to Tallahassee in Florida - and each covered the 1,039 miles on a single tank of fuel. :eek: Independent sypervisors...

Hi, just a quick question... What mpg would w202 c230k auto owners consider reasonable for:- 1 Motorway - upwards of 75mph steady state :rolleyes: 2 Motorway - say 65 ish (for maximum economy) 3 General Pootling about (30ish with lights, stops etc) 4 Central London (the pits) I only...

I have to say, for a V6 Auto my wagon is doing very well juice-wise. Average so far over 2000 miles is 31mpg, never dipping below 28 average even around town. For a daily commute of 6 miles in slow traffic, generally one trip of 150 miles a tank and a few short journies, my stats are: Tank 1...

Recently the performance of my E300D (no turbo) dropped off considerably over about a month. I recently serviced it with new airfilter but still the same. I suspect there is air entering the fuel pipes. The dealer recommends replacing the O rings on the fuel unions. Has anyone done this ...

Hi there, I'm new to the forum but it looks like a great place...think I'll be spending lots of time here! Anyway, I've ran a search but couldn't find a conclusive answer. I've just had the oil changed in my car for the 2nd time since I bought it and the mechanic put the same...

Being new to MB's I am not sure whether I should be driving in the standard or economy setting on the auto box can someone enlighten me please :D I normally use economy on the motorways.

Thanks to all of you who gave your input last time, esp Richard, Brian & Dieselman. I've now had a chance to take my baby on a longer trip - to Windsor & back on the M40 - 240 mile roundtrip @ 75mph-ish and probably incorporating c20-30 urban miles. Overall, I achieved 40mpg. Now, is that...

I've now had my '03 E270CDI auto for a month and covered ~900 miles. However, the MPG is somewhat less than expected - I'm getting 18-23mpg urban and 38mpg is the best I've ever achieved cruising at 60mph, despite driving like a nun. This is significantly down on MB figures (29 urban, 52 extra...