Here are the latest stats for the 240D. The mileage figure is slowly climbing. I thought about buying regular diesel as bio-diesel is up to $3.09 per gallon, but stuck to my initial goal of running bio. Mickey at Jim's Fine Car Service finally received and installed my ignition lock (keyed to the serial number) along with the new glass insert for the passenger mirror housing that was installed at the end of the last visit.
General impressions:
The car is very slow with the air conditioning on, but less so with the A/C off. The new radio/CD is great and is keeping us entertained on our slow sojourn. The sunroof is a fabulous feature and provides lots of New Mexico sunshine without blowing the passenger cabin around. The brakes seem solid and the new pads and rotors provide great stopping, even without anti-lock.
We were almost hit on our return from Belen last Saturday at a poorly planned traffic merge on the Interstate. Luckily, the errent Ford Focus decided at the last minute to veer slightly away since I was boxed in at the front, rear and the side!
Efficiency summary:
60 mile round-trip to Belen to see the Mopar Club annual show at Auge's Chrysler Dodge Jeep dealership plus a little less than 300 miles of in-town driving
General conditions: driver and three passengers, 75 MPH highway driving and in-town with various passenger loads
June 19, 2006 B20 Bio-diesel Fill-up in Albuquerque
14.35 Gallons @$3.09 per gallon = $44.50
344 miles @ 23.34 MPG - city/highway driving
Monday, June 19, 2006
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