fuel economy with an 87 240 sedan

guest · Post by **guest** » 03 Jul 2004, 05:08

I am a daily driver of a 87' 240GL with 175,000. I am getting between 23 to 25 MPG (depending on types of driving I have done). What should I be expecting, is this a good average?? I do need to replace front rotors and a posible left front caliper.

potroast · Post by **potroast** » 03 Jul 2004, 11:51

I receive only 12-16mpg on my 850 (I can't figure out why) so I assume you're getting good mileage. I'd say 20 should be the average.

Volvord · Post by **Volvord** » 03 Jul 2004, 16:24

Yes about 25 mpg is average for the 240 series. My 240DL gets low 20's in the city and about 28ish on the highway

ozzimark · Post by **ozzimark** » 10 Jul 2004, 13:51

guest wrote:I do need to replace front rotors and a posible left front caliper.

you should do that anyways. on my 740 the brakes drag a bit, but i've figured out that i can my my city milage be anything from 17-23 mpg depending on how i drive, so i doubt the brakes have much to do with the milage you get.