PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Wife wants a ML but...future gas prices scare me!

G-Benz · #5 03-05-2003, 10:38 AM

My usual daily driver, my 300E is undergoing some repairs, so I have had to drive the ML to work for the last couple of weeks (I'm a slooowww DIY'er).

I do a 45-mi round trip to work, mixed city/frontage road driving (the highways are too clogged to be any real benefit MPG-wise), and I am filling up about every 4-5 days (using Texaco 93 octane at about $1.90/gal).

There are mixed reactions concerning maintenance issues. Some have had extensive repairs...I haven't had much go wrong with mine (bought new in 98), and I started doing some work myself (yeah they do want $600+ to do brakes).

Since I have other vehicles, I prefer rolling up the miles on the 300E, but the ML has been a comfortable substitute these past weeks.

If you are concerned about gas prices, I would opt for the 320. But I would suspect the 350 is only slightly more expensive to drive/maintain.