New E class Diesel Blue Efficiency fuel consumption

[Monkeylegend]

Wondering what people are achieving in the real world.

Mercedes quote 36.2 mpg for the urban cycle and 48.7 for the combined for the 220CDi and 250CDi auto's. I had 250 courtesy car which was showing it had averaged 33.2mpg over the first 6500 miles so had obviously been driven hard. I have a colleague who is struggling to get more than 42 mpg with 90% motorway driving in his 250CDi.

Is anybody getting anywhere near the quoted figures?

I was looking to change my '07 plate 220CDi which is averaging 47mpg mostly motorway driving in the hope of reducing fuel consumption but I am now wondering if I should go for the last of the old model instead.

[Monkeylegend]

gizlaroc said:

Depends if 5mpg is worth getting into an old model or not??

I do around 40k miles a year so 5mpg makes feck all diffferce to me. You would need to be doing 100k a year to make it really matter surely??

I do about 95k a year, so it makes a difference of approx £1400 per annum at the current price. But I was really wondering if the new E Class is as economical as Merc claim. My feeling so far is that most people will struggle to achieve the quoted figures by a significant amount.

Edited by Monkeylegend on Wednesday 14th April 16:24

[Monkeylegend]

bolide said:

So the fuel cost difference is around £100 / month. But what will the car be costing you in depreciation?

Nick Froome

It's a working car so the more miles I do the better. Write down £3k per year depreciation, then write off the balance when I change,approx £10k every 3rd year, so depreciation is not such a big factor.

Anyway just read this months What Car and they only got 43mpg from their new 220CDi on a 400 plus mile run against the claimed 53 by Merc, so that goes a long way to answering my question. I have just averaged 55.6mpg today on a 550 mile run, all motorway,and mine has done 195k miles in just over 2 years.