C180 Coupe - petrol consumption/mileage.

[scsb79]

Hi.

What would you think is "average" for a C180 to do per tank? I filled up on Monday, drove about 20 miles around town, then did a very short burst on the motorway for no more than 10 minutes, and then back into London again. I've done about 80-90 miles and used a quarter of a tank... Does that sound about right??
I think it is a little low...

 

[doversole]

Hi,

My 2 litre W202 is regularly used for short stop-start journeys, usually to work and back with no motorway miles. Given this activity will be fairly high on consumption, I can regularly expect to get 350 miles or so from a tankful before the reserve light comes on. W202 saloon has a 62 litre tank, btw. £52 fills it to the brim at 84.9/litre.

I know from experience using super unleaded makes a positive difference also.

Hope this helps.

DoverSole

 

[television]

Cold weather and short runs are not the best for measuring fuel consumption. If there is no black smoke coming out of the exhaust then it is normal

 

[gizze]

Well that works out between 25-30mpg, sounds pretty good to me.

 

[nickcc101]

2 litre W203 C180, local app 20 mpg and on long run 32 mpg.

 

[horgantrevor]

a good mini service such as air filter , oil , oil filter, plugs , oil

would keep the mpg a little better also a engine additive lucas ect .....

 

[Splatt]

That sounds about right assuming your C180 is the Auto . In suburban running mine shows about 32 mpg on the computer, out of town but still on A-B roads with a light foot I can get 40 mpg + .

 

[mercglas]

Hi.

What would you think is "average" for a C180 to do per tank? I filled up on Monday, drove about 20 miles around town, then did a very short burst on the motorway for no more than 10 minutes, and then back into London again. I've done about 80-90 miles and used a quarter of a tank... Does that sound about right??
I think it is a little low...

Rough measurements are always mis-leading. The only way is to measure properly. Having said that the car has a computer that is always measuring your fuel consumption - so what does that say?