moosejaw

I remember a few years back when gas hit a all time low of 35 cents a litre in YVR, Wow big difference nowadays.

For the first time ever I paid more than 50 bux to fill up my C32. Guess I should take the bus

Newzchspy

Not arguing the supercharger, just saying that the 08 C350 I drove was NOT that great for fuel mileage and was about 2 MPG worse than my C32 and I babied that C350 with cruise and all on my daily commute down 53 and across the I 290. Plus, its a LOT slower than my C32.

Glenn

Newzchspy

We're not complaining here in the states, we're just relishing in your PAIN!!! Plus, its colder than a witches titty there. We're just starting to feel what you've been feeling for years, the HIGH cost of moving our bodies through space.


Glenn

jgsx

I just paid US $9.34/gallon to fill up my E-class in the UK.

FrankW

even under the same condition a new car will use more gas versus a broken in one. my car when it was new I only avg around 15mpg or less even driving normally.

TemjinX2

i average around 20-22mpg combined city and highway. city i get around 16-18mpg and highway i get around 23-27mpg in my c32.

The thing i love about boosted cars is that if your out of boost, its basically a 150hp econobox, but then when you go into boost its a 349hp monster.

TemjinX2

keep in mind US is completely different from Europe. Most European countries put heavy taxes on petro to encourage people to use disesel since its more fuel efficient and produce less co2 emissions.

Since the US doesn't put as huge of tax as Europe on petro, you'll notice that disesel is more expensive then 91 oct premium fuel.

So most people don't use disesel in the US.

Also Americans hate taxes, keep in mind we fought a war against the most powerful empire in the world at the time, so we wouldn't have to pay any.

Americans would rather not pay any taxes so our health care system sucks, pay almost 10 times more for the same medicines even when compared to europe. Its probably one of the only things Americans pay more then the Europeans, even though most of those medicines are produced here.

Also pay for a broken social security system, that probably will go bankrupt in 30yrs.

All so we can buy houses we can't afford and buy cars we can't afford.

Basically we don't like paying for services we need, so we can buy crap we dont need.

sorry for the rant, but just want show how its a apples to orange comparison.

jgsx

Hmmm . . . I've never seen even close to 27mpg for gentle highway cruising. The best I've seen is 22-23mpg.

TemjinX2

i do admit i got 27 when i was on the 15 going to las vegas. i do admit in LA i think the most i got was around 26mpg all highway.

I also have the K & N filters too, might help a little bit on the mpg.

also keep in mind i'm on the stock 17's vs your 19's. The 19's will kill your mpg.

FrankW

i've seen 27mpg once actually when i was on the 210 heading west, but once i exited the freeway around arcadia it dropped to 21mph. you can pretty much imagine how crappy the city mpg is for this car.

but overall modded vs non-modded C32 the mpg vary very little.

racetested

I have a similar commute going north on 53 and with less than 300 miles on my new C350 I get 25mpg cruising at 70mph.

You never stated what your C32 gets for mileage?

greasybenz

Yeah we actually have it good, i havent complained one bit paying extra for 91 octane, Just yesterday i filled up my C32 with 91 octane at $4.09/gal. And thats the cheapest around my house!