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Originally Posted by douzzer
Also, and this may be either painfully obvious or not applicable: mpg is appalling for the first couple miles after a cold start, so if you're starting the average from cold start and only driving 3-4mi you'll get, well, 14.6mpg.
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I agree. I have had the same experience consistently with my '04 SL 500. Right after turning it on, the mpg reading will be about 6 mpg. After about 15 or so miles it gets to about 19 mpg, as far as it will go. As for the clunk, I have it occasionally, but try to pretend that I don't hear it! I'd rather not have the dealer mess around with it. It's not a big thing, and I never seem to hear it when I'm driving vigorously. 987f