View Poll Results: how much do you spend on gas for your car per month?
less than $25
1
1.61%
$25 to $50
16
25.81%
$51 to $75
9
14.52%
$76 to $100
20
32.26%
more than $100
16
25.81%
Voters: 62. You may not vote on this poll
The C-Class GAS MILEAGE thread
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From: 38° 52′ 51″ N || 94° 48′ 11″ W
'01 C320 || '14 Honda Pilot EX-L
Originally Posted by rrpnow
^^ how the hell? ^^ explain!!
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2019 GT3 RS, 2017 M3 30 Jahre
Originally Posted by johncl
Here is my record that I just got today.
I wish I could do that...
here's a morning of wide open interstate driving for me. my gas didn't fair so well... that was the entire tank
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From: Garden Grove, CA
06 Granite Grey c230
i know this may sound silly, but on my w202, i got alot of extra mileage per tank, (maybe 70 miles) just by leaving my tires pumped up nice and hard.
i just got this new w203, but i will check the pressure soon.
i just got this new w203, but i will check the pressure soon.
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Originally Posted by Sanny
i know this may sound silly, but on my w202, i got alot of extra mileage per tank, (maybe 70 miles) just by leaving my tires pumped up nice and hard.
i just got this new w203, but i will check the pressure soon.
i just got this new w203, but i will check the pressure soon.
but, my w203 C230K gets waaaaaaaay better fuel economy and has the same if not more power than my old w202 C280 Sport.
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From: Garden Grove, CA
06 Granite Grey c230
Originally Posted by nlpamg
haha, I never experienced that with my w202... and I had pretty high pressures as well.
but, my w203 C230K gets waaaaaaaay better fuel economy and has the same if not more power than my old w202 C280 Sport.
but, my w203 C230K gets waaaaaaaay better fuel economy and has the same if not more power than my old w202 C280 Sport.
same here...not much about 300~310
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From: Fremont, CA, USA
2004 C240 Sedan
I have a 2004 C240, and I get between 280 and 340 miles depending on the driving that I'm doing. I'm up in Fremont, CA (about 25 miles north of San Jose for those not familiar with the area), and have to take I-880 north to the Dumbarton bridge, so I don't get great gas mileage there.
The best that I've gotten was driving on I-80 from Reno with cruise control at 70-75mph. Doing that, I can get about 32mpg.
Then again, most of the time, I'm not that adventurous, I typically refill at 1/4 tank. When travelling to places I've never been before, at 1/2 tank.
-- Joe
The best that I've gotten was driving on I-80 from Reno with cruise control at 70-75mph. Doing that, I can get about 32mpg.
Then again, most of the time, I'm not that adventurous, I typically refill at 1/4 tank. When travelling to places I've never been before, at 1/2 tank.
-- Joe
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I actually laid off of the accelerator for the first time last week and was doing a "normal" pace. I got ~420mpg!!!! and that was with some traffic too! I have no doubts that if there wasn't that much traffic, I would have gotten 450. Love it!
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From: Wisconsin
I usually just get gas once a week, so I don't pay much attention to miles per tank. I do know, however, that over the last 25000 miles my wife and I have averaged 31.1 mpg in a mix of city, suburban, and highway driving. Our last C230 averaged around 28, so I can't explain why this C230 is so good on fuel, but I'm pretty pleased about it.
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From: Tyler, TX
2025 Mazda CX70 Turbo S, 2015 G550
I usaully get 31-32 mpg mixed driving and 35 mpg yesterday going to Fort Worth and back. Not quite as good as my old TDI Jetta but sure is a hell of alot nicer riding!!!
As long as I stay easy on the gas pedal 400-450 miles per tank is easy, 340-380 getting on it.
As long as I stay easy on the gas pedal 400-450 miles per tank is easy, 340-380 getting on it.
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From: New York State
2004 C320 4WD Wagon
Mileage on C320 4MATIC Wagon
I get close to 300 mpg.....combo of city and highway driving and occasional use of cruise control. When I don't need to have the a/c running (since it runs as default) I also disable that.
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From: Fremont, CA, USA
2004 C240 Sedan
Is there no edit post feature at this forum? Or am I just blind? (Maybe both! )
Anyway, I'm going to revise my numbers a bit. On Monday night, I actually got the car low enough to hit the reserve fuel (last 1/8th of the tank). When I got to a gas station, I was one gallon short of empty (16 gallon tank), and had 356.5 miles.
Most of that was freeway (mostly Interstate) driving with the odd lineup at the toll plaza.
-- Joe
)Anyway, I'm going to revise my numbers a bit. On Monday night, I actually got the car low enough to hit the reserve fuel (last 1/8th of the tank). When I got to a gas station, I was one gallon short of empty (16 gallon tank), and had 356.5 miles.
Most of that was freeway (mostly Interstate) driving with the odd lineup at the toll plaza.
-- Joe
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From: The blue white rock, third out.
2002 C230 Coupe(M111)
Originally Posted by nlpamg
I got ~420mpg!!!!
I'm sure you meant miles per tankful. :p
