Smacsor
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- 2013 C250 CDI AMG Sport Plus; 2011 C220 CDI Blueefficiency 125 Edition - SOLD; R230 SL500 - SOLD
Old chestnut I know but I have posted previously about MB being particularly bad regarding claimed vs actual fuel consumption compared to other marques.
Call me cynical but I wonder if the OBC figures are deliberately skewed excessively in the hope that customers will be fooled into thinking their vehicles are better than they are? The reason I say this is that my OBC has been 8.8% optimistic over the past 4000 miles.
Compare that with my VW where the OBC has UNDERestimated by 0.1% and you can see why I'm cynical.
Or is my OBC just particularly bad?
Simon
Call me cynical but I wonder if the OBC figures are deliberately skewed excessively in the hope that customers will be fooled into thinking their vehicles are better than they are? The reason I say this is that my OBC has been 8.8% optimistic over the past 4000 miles.
Compare that with my VW where the OBC has UNDERestimated by 0.1% and you can see why I'm cynical.
Or is my OBC just particularly bad?
Simon