Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 11:43:48 -0700
Reply-To: peterduryea@EARTHLINK.NET
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From: peterduryea@EARTHLINK.NET
Subject: Re: Gas Mileage Experience
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Hi Jon,
We went north to Lake Okoboji (NW Iowa) last Friday nite. We
drove straight into a north wind of about 40mph steady. It was
all I could do to keep the Jeep on the road.
I love Colorado. I have been coming out there yearly for the
last twenty years, thanks to my ex roommate in college, whose
mom lives near Westcliffe, in the Sangre de Cristos. It is so
wonderful. SOmeday I hope to retire out there. I will be coming
out the weekend of July 28.....to AUg 12th. First week my 16
yr old son and I will disappear into the Sangres for a week,
then the second week my wife and daughter will join us in Estes.
Maybe we could hook up during that second week. Where do you
and the other CO listers hang? Stu's?
Pete
Ps I would love to be out there for a MBCA rally.
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"Jon B. Kanas" <kanas@quality.qadas.com> Wrote on
Fri, 19 May 2000 12:20:47 -0600 (MDT)
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Peter and fellow listers,
Your post regarding come down from the mountains brings to mind
a vacation
I took to Wyoming in my VW Syncro Camper. Driving North on I-25
at 70+
MPH we were able to get over 40MPG due to incredible tailwinds.
When we
pulled off the freeway and our direction of travel became perpendicular
to
the wind, we had a devil of a time keeping it on the road.
Wednesday of this week I drove Colorado 93 home in 70+MPH crosswinds
in
the 300TE. It was actually difficult to keep it on the road.
I realize
that the wagon has more side surface area than the sedans, but
I was still
surprised that the winds were that severe. Lots of damaged roofs
and
downed power lines reported in the paper.
Regards to all,
Jon
From: peterduryea@earthlink.net [mailto:peterduryea@earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 9:53 AM
To: mercedes-digest@lister.privatei.com
Subject: Subject: [MB] 300TE Mileage
Greetings Listers,
Jon, every time I hurtle out from the barren plains to go to
Colorado for my annual summer trout-fishing expedition, I am
amazed at the increased mpgs I experience. I, too, used to log
every single tank of gas/diesel. That was BM (before marriage-how
do you like that complicated acronym Big Timmy), now I just have
trouble keeping the beasties filled with fuel. My wife has an
annoying habit of leaving them running on fumes for yours truly
to fill up. Anyway, I digress....
When I had my 240D in the mountains, I consistently got 35mpg.
And, upon hurtling back towards the plains, I sometimes got 40mpg!
And this was at top 240D speed of around 70mph. Once I hit the
thick air, mileage restabilized at around 30-33mpg.
My original sticker for the 300te has 16 city and 20 hwy. Is
this different than a non-4matic 300te? Anyone catch my message
about the codes from the MB dealers/can decipher?
PeterD in Bugaha
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