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[se97mlm]

Woohoo! Drove all the way to Cosford in Shropshire and back to Maidstone on one tank today!

420 miles and the light is just about to come om I reckon. That was at 85 set on the cruise most of the way.

Pretty darn good for a V6 with autobox I reckon!

 

[SimonsMerc]

Well, we've just moved to West London, and the fuel consumption has gone down *dramatically*. I've just driven down to the bone (range indicator says 0 miles and 0 gallons) and it's done 270 miles :-( Rather depressing considering that when we lived in Chafford Hundred I managed to get 500 at one point. Ok so my driving is a lot more city based now, but *that* much of a difference? 270 miles out of my full tank is 17.5 miles per gallon!

-simon

 

[Shude]

Just driving to work etc and back since last november (started keeping proper records)

worst: 341.5m / 62.56l = 24.81mpg
best: 445.3m / 60.91l = 33.23mpg

I reckon on a long journey I'd be able to get about 500 miles out of a tank, not really had cause to take one since beginning the records.

 

[Alfie]

Well, we've just moved to West London, and the fuel consumption has gone down *dramatically*. I've just driven down to the bone (range indicator says 0 miles and 0 gallons) and it's done 270 miles :-( Rather depressing considering that when we lived in Chafford Hundred I managed to get 500 at one point. Ok so my driving is a lot more city based now, but *that* much of a difference? 270 miles out of my full tank is 17.5 miles per gallon!

-simon

Thats awful from a diesel. My petrol ML320 did better than that around town

I'm getting a sustained average of 23.4mpg from my CLK320 and that is mostly town driving. Its 4 miles to work and 4 miles back, day in day out at the moment. I think that sort of mpg from a petrol 3.2litre is great but then I am not a speed freak

 

[PAUL R]

but then I am not a speed freak

It's nice to be seen than look like a blurrr

 

[Mr E]

My lad has justed spotted a news item on the Top Gear website - after the 100,000 mile run (reported on a while back), three standard E320CDIs were filled with 80 litres, sealed by independent supervisors and driven from Laredo to Tallahasse - 1039 miles @ 59.46mpg average for the trip!

And I was happy with 45-46 mpg on the run back from Nottingham y'day, which includes a 50 miles cross-country trip through the back roads of Surrey and Sussex after getting fed up with the traffic jams..........

 

[Geoff]

My C220 CDI averages around 33mpg on purely urban driving, but on a trip I can easily get between 45 and 50 mpg. Interestingly I have also found that the fuel consumption has improved as I have done more miles, as to begin with I wasn't getting such good figures.

 

[Thmsshaun]

Currently seems to be around 250 for £50

 

[Shude]

The warning light came on at 391 miles yesterday

If the queues weren't so awful on the M62 the figure would be better than that.

 

[Lazarus]

Best: in France, fully loaded and at a steady 140kmh: 411 on 59 litres

Normal: 380, 90% motorway driving pegged at 87mph on cruise

Worst: 280 'til the light, but I was 'experimenting' with the kick down

I've found 140kms/87mph to be the sweet spot for economy on the 240.

Laz.
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[Shude]

I've found 140kms/87mph to be the sweet spot for economy on the 240.

For economy purposes I tried 65mph and found it a lot better on my c230k, what with the queues I rarely get to over 70mph anyway

 

[se97mlm]

Best: in France, fully loaded and at a steady 140kmh: 411 on 59 litres

Normal: 380, 90% motorway driving pegged at 87mph on cruise

Worst: 280 'til the light, but I was 'experimenting' with the kick down

I've found 140kms/87mph to be the sweet spot for economy on the 240.

Laz.
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Lazarus, I think you're absoutely right; i found between 85-87mph to be the sweet spot too. Just done 700 miles this week in France and got just over 400 on the first tank, second one still going...

 

[Ian B Walker]

260E = 310 miles ( I have a lead Right Foot)
E220 = dont know yet, tell you after Torquay

Just to update my previous post. E220 Coupe 34 mpg at a steady 70 - 80 mph. There must be some big fuel tanks in some of your cars

 

[jim4]

Between 320 and 380.

 

[blicky_1]

On LPG.....

Mixed driving, 26mpg - 67ltr tank (57ltr fill up as only 80%) = 310mls for £23!!

On unleaded....

Mixed driving, 30mpg - not sure of tank size? = 350mls for £50!!

 

[F0ul_Oli]

I am always striving to beat 445m!

The worst was 324 miles - but that might have been because it had just been serviced, the kickdown worked, and I was on the little rally roads!

Oli

 

[se97mlm]

Well, smashed my records! I got 452 and 440 this week! Commuting to the Loire valley every week for the last 5 weeks has pushed my lifetime average up to 32mpg! Not bad for a V6 auto eh?

 

[BenzedUP]

19mpg on the c32

 

[fred_raven]

w210 e300td

this weeks fill up gave me 435 mls averaged 35.7 mpg - not bad for a 3ltr which isnt driven sedately - lots of motorway tho - trip to wolverhampton - but also many traffic jams - usually average around 32 - 34 mpg

 

[Big Jim]

First day I drove the CLK55 - 9mpg

Normal driving CLK55 140min-285max :bannana:
Normal driving 200TE 260min-380max