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Old 11-28-2008, 01:50 PM   #3 (permalink)
Biodiesel300TD
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Albany, OR
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Winnie - '82 Mercedes 300TD
90 day: 24.03 mpg (US)

Flo - '78 Mercedes 240D
90 day: 84.47 mpg (US)
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Well those numbers aren't totally truthful. They are the milage I get on the fuel I pay for. I run waste veggie oil most of the time. I only use the diesel/biodiesel for warming up and shutting down the engine. In between those times I switch to veggie oil. The car still only gets 25-30mpg. But per gallon of diesel I get much more because I use veggie oil. In my opinion it's really not different that a hybrid. The gas engine in a hybrid doesn't get 60mpg on it's own, but when the car is supplemented by it's electric power it gets 60mpg. It's using a separate onboard fuel source, and so am I.

My wagon is stock and usually gets between 25-27mpg. I am hoping to find some things to do that will squeeze a few more mpg out of it.

BTW how do I get the EM milage ticker in my signature. I have it there but it's not a link and I'm not sure that it will keep itself up to date when I update my fuel log. How do I do it properly?
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