Fuel Consumption Figures

[wigs_1]

I’ve been offered a rather smart 1992, TE300 which I am seriously tempted to buy. However I have quite a drive to work and back every day so the fuel consumption is likely to be the deciding factor. Does anyone know what I should expect to get? Car is a 3 litre auto.

Thanks
Chris

 

[SilverSaloon]

I’ve been offered a rather smart 1992, TE300 which I am seriously tempted to buy. However I have quite a drive to work and back every day so the fuel consumption is likely to be the deciding factor. Does anyone know what I should expect to get? Car is a 3 litre auto.

Thanks
Chris

i'd pop a guess at 18-20mpg on a motorway run.....

 

[mark.t]

i had a 2.5 auto s70.... glugg glugg glugg..... 225 miles per 80 lit tank full mix motorway and town .....thank god for diesel.....never again ....and if i put my foot down

 

[30something]

In my 280TE I'm getting an average of 23mpg mixed driving.

Don't look at economy in isolation, work out the pence per mile compared to the alternatives, it can yield some surprising results - the stuff you need to include is:

Loss of intrest/cost of borrowing on the purchase price of the car
Depreciation
Maintenance,Repairs,MOT,consumables
Tax
Insurance
Fuel

My Merc works out at 31p/mile (12000 miles a year) which I think is fine.

 

[Dieselman]

In my 280TE I'm getting an average of 23mpg mixed driving.

Don't look at economy in isolation, work out the pence per mile compared to the alternatives, it can yield some surprising results - the stuff you need to include is:

Loss of intrest/cost of borrowing on the purchase price of the car
Depreciation
Maintenance,Repairs,MOT,consumables
Tax
Insurance
Fuel

My Merc works out at 31p/mile (12000 miles a year) which I think is fine.

I bet fuel is your single highest cost on an older car.
true a petrol may have already depreciated more but will be hard to sell on so worthless.

Your total costs are £3720 p.a. with petrol being approx £2040 or 17ppm. Diesel would be £1320 @35mpg or 11ppm.

I think £700 pa would make a serious dent into the depreciation cost of an older MB and still leave a car with better reliability and resale value.

 

[bolide]

300te

You know that if you have to ask you can't (or don't want to) afford it!

The E280 is a much better bet but an E300 Diesel is _the_ answer if you're after a W124

You can argue the depreciation / buying costs / running costs equation back and forth ad infinitum but one thing is clear: if you buy a 300 and end up changing it because it costs too much to run you've lost out in every way


Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[lookskyward1]

Generally 20mpg, I'm happy when I get more.

 

[petef]

I’ve been offered a rather smart 1992, TE300 which I am seriously tempted to buy. However I have quite a drive to work and back every day so the fuel consumption is likely to be the deciding factor. Does anyone know what I should expect to get? Car is a 3 litre auto.

Thanks
Chris

....an empty bank account..!!!!!

 

[30something]

I bet fuel is your single highest cost on an older car.
true a petrol may have already depreciated more but will be hard to sell on so worthless.

Your total costs are £3720 p.a. with petrol being approx £2040 or 17ppm. Diesel would be £1320 @35mpg or 11ppm.

I think £700 pa would make a serious dent into the depreciation cost of an older MB and still leave a car with better reliability and resale value.

I won't argue that fuel is the largest cost on an older car, my point is people rarely work out the true cost of running their vehicle. A good condition older car can make a lot of sense - low purchase cost, minimal depreciation, no need for dealer servicing. Then again a newer more economical car can make sense too, its just a case of doing the sums.