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%
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The C-Class GAS MILEAGE thread
#178
santa gave me increased gas milage for xmas
i was driving back from wrightwood at the mthigh resort yesterday afternoon and my trip/gas meter read this.
yes, it does say 61.4MPG.
wierd. anyone else have this prob? i drive a w203 ss 230k btw.
yes, it does say 61.4MPG.
wierd. anyone else have this prob? i drive a w203 ss 230k btw.
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yeah if it is downhill you can get up tp 99.99 i believe lol. When i was coming back from MT. High i just let it cruise down the hill and it said 99.99 i believe.
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Originally Posted by MB AMG
I've heard something bad about Shell gas? It has a lot of debris in it?
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Originally Posted by akbro93704
no, actually the opposite of that, Shell V-Power(premium) has tons of cleaners and detergents in it,it's supposed to clean your engine while you drive. shell brags that it has 5 times the governent required amount of cleaners in it's V-power fuel....
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Shell V-Power delivered good mileage for me.
I've searched and read on the forum that most people swears by Chevron gas being the best, but now that I noticed I'm getting better mileage with Shell I may just stick with them. Anyone ever noticed this?[/QUOTE]
I have had good luck with the V-power gas in my GM.
I have had good luck with the V-power gas in my GM.
#188
Originally Posted by amdeutsch
Houston to Dallas would be uphill and the return vice versa. Which way was the wind?
Also on topic of Carbon buildup/valves it is quite interesting becuase I have only used Shell 93 octane in my car and I had to take my car into service becuase of a carbon buildup in the engine. Would be interesting if Shell was a contributing factor, lot people have complained about shell in this forum previously. I have been using Shell since my first car and had no carbon buildup problem. Only once since Vpower ****, i had the carbon buildup problem.
#189
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Originally Posted by czachari
Anything below 50 sends my mpg to the low-mid 20s. With 60+ my mpg is in the 29-31 range.
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Originally Posted by see240wag
I've searched and read on the forum that most people swears by Chevron gas being the best, but now that I noticed I'm getting better mileage with Shell I may just stick with them. Anyone ever noticed this?
I tried Shell but my C240 ran different. Didn't like it. Went back to Chevron. I will only use Chevron now.
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The method of calculating the Octane varies in different places so even if you saw 99 octane, then it may be equivalent to 93 in the US. We use the RON method to calculate the octane. I am pretty sure Europe uses some other method.
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hmm, i use my grocery stores gas, lol, i get 6 cents off per gallon, seems to be ok, going to corpus once though in the middle of no where i got a bad tank from chevron my car had a major loss of power and sounded really weak
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Gas is gas...at least around here....
Here in the SF Bay Area, all gas comes from one place.
The refinery in Benicia or whatever town that is...
I dated a women who worked for Shell years ago.
She told me that all the gas came from there.
Then each brand adds just a few drops ONLY of some crap to their gas to make it "V Power" or "Techroline" or whatever. So little as to be worthless.
Now another thing is that here in the Bay Area, we are required to run special city fuel that has lower emissions than fuel sold in rural areas. The formulation must meet gov. standards. The result is a more expensive gas made to a standard, that all comes from the same refinery and the same gigantic tanks, no matter where you buy it.
Now in other parts of the country this may not hold true.
But when it comes to premium fuel, in the bay area, it's all the same.
Now, one time when I was at Sears Point, er Infineon Raceway, who my sig other works for (read free tickets...woo hooo!) I put race fuel in my nearly empty tank, 100+ octane and mixed that with the next stuff down which was like 98.
Didn't make a bit of difference. Likely to take advantage of the higher octane as far as performance you would need to change the settings in the ECU. As far as mileage well, can't say since upon leaving the raceway we sat bunper to bumper for quite a while, and hit lots of traffic so no way to compare.
It is interesting though that Shell does claim better mileage with "V Power" gasoline and you experienced that.
In my younger days, Shell was just crap, and to be avoided like the plaque. Seemed like it had water in it or something. If the price is in line I do prefer Chevron, just because it is rumored to have less carbon buildup as you mentioned, and Union 76, but again...I really don't feel any difference. I have a little FIAT X19, er Bertone X19 that I've had the head off. I run whatever fuel including
Arco. No significant carbon at 100K miles.
I myself average a consistant 22 mpg in the benz and that in line with the loaners I've had too. I like to get on it a little.
Lastly, consumers reports did a test on fuels once.
They found that regular, 87 octane did result in more carbon than the premium fuels, but like I said, here in the
greater SF area, including San Jose and Santa Cruz, and Monterey, it all comes from one source, made one way + a few drops of crap. And most of it now uses ethanol as an
"oxygenator" up to 10% I believe. This replaced MTBE thank god.
The refinery in Benicia or whatever town that is...
I dated a women who worked for Shell years ago.
She told me that all the gas came from there.
Then each brand adds just a few drops ONLY of some crap to their gas to make it "V Power" or "Techroline" or whatever. So little as to be worthless.
Now another thing is that here in the Bay Area, we are required to run special city fuel that has lower emissions than fuel sold in rural areas. The formulation must meet gov. standards. The result is a more expensive gas made to a standard, that all comes from the same refinery and the same gigantic tanks, no matter where you buy it.
Now in other parts of the country this may not hold true.
But when it comes to premium fuel, in the bay area, it's all the same.
Now, one time when I was at Sears Point, er Infineon Raceway, who my sig other works for (read free tickets...woo hooo!) I put race fuel in my nearly empty tank, 100+ octane and mixed that with the next stuff down which was like 98.
Didn't make a bit of difference. Likely to take advantage of the higher octane as far as performance you would need to change the settings in the ECU. As far as mileage well, can't say since upon leaving the raceway we sat bunper to bumper for quite a while, and hit lots of traffic so no way to compare.
It is interesting though that Shell does claim better mileage with "V Power" gasoline and you experienced that.
In my younger days, Shell was just crap, and to be avoided like the plaque. Seemed like it had water in it or something. If the price is in line I do prefer Chevron, just because it is rumored to have less carbon buildup as you mentioned, and Union 76, but again...I really don't feel any difference. I have a little FIAT X19, er Bertone X19 that I've had the head off. I run whatever fuel including
Arco. No significant carbon at 100K miles.
I myself average a consistant 22 mpg in the benz and that in line with the loaners I've had too. I like to get on it a little.
Lastly, consumers reports did a test on fuels once.
They found that regular, 87 octane did result in more carbon than the premium fuels, but like I said, here in the
greater SF area, including San Jose and Santa Cruz, and Monterey, it all comes from one source, made one way + a few drops of crap. And most of it now uses ethanol as an
"oxygenator" up to 10% I believe. This replaced MTBE thank god.
Originally Posted by mrchris91
It could be a number of factors... I worked for Chevron a few years back and spent a quite a bit of time up at headquarters in San Ramon. I was fortunate enough to travel over to the labs in Concord where they do all their R&D and the like. In honest tests, the carbon build up on the valves with Chevron gas is substantially lower then the competing firms. Ever since that point i've always filled my car up with Chevron, even if I have to go out of my way to do so.
The big 3 also use Chevron for their EPA tests... More so (for me at least), it's supporting a company that truly cares about people and the environment.
The big 3 also use Chevron for their EPA tests... More so (for me at least), it's supporting a company that truly cares about people and the environment.
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2005 C230 SS
What kind of Gas Mileage are you getting on your 2005 C230 SS?
Hi everyone, I have been noticing that on my trip computer it shows I am only getting 19 - 23 miles per gallon. I rarely have to fill up my gas tank and I drive a good amount (1500 miles every 5 weeks or so) , so I thought I was just doing fine.
I have not kept track of my actual gas mileage so I am going to have to start. Is this common for a new C230 SS to have low gas mileage? I always hear people saying they are getting 25-30 miles per gallon with these engines, and I want that too. I don't drive like a mad man too often either, so what could it be.
To all you C230 owners what kind of gas mileage are you showing on your trip computer?
Thanks in advance for any feedback....
I have not kept track of my actual gas mileage so I am going to have to start. Is this common for a new C230 SS to have low gas mileage? I always hear people saying they are getting 25-30 miles per gallon with these engines, and I want that too. I don't drive like a mad man too often either, so what could it be.
To all you C230 owners what kind of gas mileage are you showing on your trip computer?
Thanks in advance for any feedback....
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Not sure about the 05 W203s but have a look at this thread...
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ht=gas+mileage
...it may give you some indication.
https://mbworld.org/forums/showthrea...ht=gas+mileage
...it may give you some indication.
#196
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I usually drive like crazy and have gotten varied gas mileage. However, I've noticed that in my morning commute where I have to drive somewhat reasonably, I get around 28mpg for a 17 mile commute in mainly highway conditions.
I've gotten 30mpg ONCE, but that was when the car was somewhat new and I didn't drive it hard. After that, I could not repeat the gas consumption to the same location...
On average though, I see 25.7mpg most times.
I've gotten 30mpg ONCE, but that was when the car was somewhat new and I didn't drive it hard. After that, I could not repeat the gas consumption to the same location...
On average though, I see 25.7mpg most times.
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2005 C230 SS
thanks for that link and all the feedback..good info
So after reading that post, I guess the faster your average speed is the better chance you will have better gas mileage. Plus people stated that a new car will get the best gas mileage after 10,000 miles or so. I am somewhat glad to see it is not just me.
So after reading that post, I guess the faster your average speed is the better chance you will have better gas mileage. Plus people stated that a new car will get the best gas mileage after 10,000 miles or so. I am somewhat glad to see it is not just me.
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#200
Originally Posted by Blake P
On a long drive, I get about 400 miles per tank. Otherwise, it's generally around 350 or so.
so,
274 miles / 14 gallons = 19.6 miles per gallon for C320
and
350 miles / 14 gallons = 25.0 miles per gallon for C230