C270
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Chrishazle
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- S204 2008 C220CDI Elegance Estate Auto, 2008 R171 Facelift SLK280
Cost Benefit Of Remap?
Just done an admittedly coarse calculation of the "benefit" of an economy remap for my W(S)203 C270 - which has (for us) acceptable performance already.
One review on your website showed a C270 getting 45mpg against 41mpg before (which interestingly enough is what my #2 trip meter shows over the last 3k miles). Based on £1/litre or £4.40/gallon the fuel cost reduces by just under 1p/mile, the minimum remap cost for a turbodiesel on your website is £260 (range given is £260-550) so break even is 27k miles after remap - about 4 or 5 years motoring for us, by which time I will probably have swapped the car for another.
Am I missing the point here?
Just done an admittedly coarse calculation of the "benefit" of an economy remap for my W(S)203 C270 - which has (for us) acceptable performance already.
One review on your website showed a C270 getting 45mpg against 41mpg before (which interestingly enough is what my #2 trip meter shows over the last 3k miles). Based on £1/litre or £4.40/gallon the fuel cost reduces by just under 1p/mile, the minimum remap cost for a turbodiesel on your website is £260 (range given is £260-550) so break even is 27k miles after remap - about 4 or 5 years motoring for us, by which time I will probably have swapped the car for another.
Am I missing the point here?
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