Cooperstown New York- Dayton ohio. in my 240D.
an amazing trip. I just got in. need to calc. MPG when i go to the pump later.
I only stopped for fuel twice. used just over 20 gallons 600 miles not running @ 100% so... yea. I did this trip in october when i got the car here. one way. and now i'm doing a round trip.

i keep a gallon of rotella. and i did this trip with no spare :O or tools, other than the ones laying on my back seat. it was ultra quiet after my floor coating and padding. I'm beginning to love this car more and more....
only thing is. i needed a sunroof. only my left arm is burnt.


just pack the basics. you'll be fine.

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Matthew McIvor

2016 E350 4Matic Black/Black
2007 GL450 4Matic with Off-Road Pkg Silver/Black
1995 E300 Diesel White/Gray
1994 S600 Euro Black/ Black Velour
1986 560SL Blue/Blue/Gray
1986 190E Blue/Blue 93k

January 1978, drove my 1972 MGB Solo straight thru' Boston South Shore to Coral Gable Florida in 28 hours, no snow storm (blizzard) on the return trip in May so it only took 25.5 hours.... About 1600 miles each way...

June 1982, drove a 4 door Chevy Chevette Automatic (Theft Recovery) solo from Reno NV to Boston South Shore in 75 hours which included resting 3 times during the trip, 4 hour, 6 hours and 8 hours... A little under 3000 miles...

November 1985(?), co-drove straight thru' from Dallas TX to Boston South Shore in a 1978 Buick Skyhawk 231 V6... 12 gallon tank worked out to roughly 3 hour shifts (~180 miles = 3/4 tank) except late at night when I had to pull a double, entire run was about 28 hours over about 1800 miles....

These days I'd like to think I know better than to do that stuff anymore...

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Joe

1998 E300D turbo 240K + Miles
2000 Dodge Dakota 122K + Miles
1992 Mazda Miata Autocross Machine 143K + Miles
http://www.renegademiata.net

Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains. - Winston Churchill

from los angeles to vancouver canada, and back within 3 days.

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

1600 miles


Albuquerque to Michigan


In a 200D



Hauling 20 cartons of Coors beer......


In those damned old push button top cans........

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



TRUMP .......... WHITEHOUSE
HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

I'm currently about 1000 miles from home (in SoCA) in another week and a half I need to drive to TX, then to MO, then back to CO. I guess that's about 5000 miles altogether. I've taken a few 4-5000 mile drives, eventually I always bump into an ocean.

I've driven from Denver to Tulsa and back. 750 miles and 12 hours straight through each way only stopping for fuel.

Farthest in a single trip was last year to Florida and back...all in all from the time I left to the time I was back I drove 2,750 miles in a 7.5 day time span. Only issue I had was my voltage regulator died on the way home....a little help from a MB tech (roadside) and I was on my way again after about a 2 hour delay. Sad part is that I was going to replace it before I left but didn't. Oh well...serves me right.

I've also gone on other long trips.....from here to Gettysburg to Washington DC and back....that trip was close to 1,800 miles in a week, and I had 0 car issues. Last week I drove 300 miles to and from Northern MI.....I've done a ton of 250-600 mile trips....

My dad has taken his SD on some lengthy drives as well....all with no issues.

These cars are awesome.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Acton CA to Chadbourn N.C. in 3 days, stopping to rest at night. Ride was a 1997 Mazda 626(Sis's). Left Acton at 6 in the morning hit Albuqurgue and dined at 9 P.M their time that night. Next night was in Salisaw Ok. and at 3:p.m. the next day arrived in Chadbourn as the Hurricane reached Wilmington N.C. Chadbourn is 30 miles west of Wilmington. Rained Like the dickens, but not much wind.
2518 Miles in 3 days. Not bad for a couple old folks and two cats. 6-700 miles a day is about my limit now. If I'm by myself, then I oad the cd changer with Bob Seger and the ike and drive stopping ony for gas, food and relief(all at the same stop if i can).

Most in an MB was Grass Valley CAto Acton in my new to me SEC and then the next wek back to Grass Valley, toback to SAC, then on to Santa Rosa, with the SAc MB diesel crew. To Marin County Cheese Factory(diesel Drive), back to San Rafael for the night and then San Rafael to Acton. All in the SEC.

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1986 Euro 500SEC "RUF" 9:1CR, "Rose"
1985 Euro 500SEC Cabriolet AMG Widebody
1982 Euro 500SEL "Blue"
2001 Texas Heeler (Aussie/Queensland X) "Sulphie",
2012 Queensland Red Heeler "Squeak"
Best dogs I've ever had.

I did a Milford CT to Orlando FL, straight through with almost no stops back in Fed. Went by pretty quick, we had three drivers so we rotated and it wasn't bad. We just stopped for fuel, and to piss every 4 hours or so, since we wanted to make time they were like 10 minutes.

Took my moms 2007 Rav4, didn't even check the oil or tire pressure or anything. Just threw the bags in and left, cruised 80-90 most of the way down and got 28mpg. Its an appliance for sure.

I have been all over New England in the SDL. The only tool I bring is a 17mm socket with tap on it, on my breaker bar. Just in case I get a flat its 100% better than the wrench MB gives you. Other than that my tool kit is a credit card and cell phone, yet to find a problem that the old Visa can't fix!

I'd like to take it up to Niagra falls this year again for a few days.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

The longest trip I've taken in the 300D is a day trip that took me from Houston to Austin direct, and back to Houston via Luling, TX. That day, I put close to 400 mi on the car.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

1100 miles in one go, St. Paul, MN to Washington, DC.

Only stops were for gas, and once for food when we got caught in Chicago traffic... we weren't going anywhere.

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1992 300D 2.5T 249k - Parked with a bad transmission
1981 300SD 142k - Daily driver

daBenz is allergic to interstates, so I keep it to 750mi or less per day. No AC or cruise. Longest trip (so far) is about 3200mi.

Outside of a semi-truck, the longest trip was about 10,000mi, on a 500cc motorcycle somewhere in a rectangle from eastern ND to Omaha then west to the coast. Only took three months, and I stayed in a motel exactly one night. That was a few decades ago, and I deliberately kept to 300mi per day or less.

Any vehicle will break on a trip. How often depends on the maintenance done before the trip. I guess I've been lucky: have had only one "show stopper" that took more than an hour to fix.

Search around this site for an interesting tale by PEH, who drove a long way with a "broken" benz.

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daBenz - 1970 220D

Once in the W8 - 1400 miles in 24 hours. First half of the trip was done in 8hrs 45min - subtracting the hour stop for food & fuel. ALLEGEDLY.

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Sharing my partner's 2012 Forte 5dr SX til I find my next 123 or 126..
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Do I miss being a service advisor ???

MCAS Cherry Point, N. Carolina to Wichita, KS in 28 hrs.............at 55mph. Then back to N. Carolina 6 days later. Let me tell you, I don't miss the "Carter" speed limits.

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Sam

84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )

Went from Ottawa, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia three years ago. Just over 18 hours in one day with the wife, 3 month and 8 year-old sons.

In my old '77 300d (non-turbo). The only problems we encountered were a cracked and leaking fuel cigar hose (fixed by wrapping duct tape around it - didn't actually fix it....just reduced the leakage) and of course a crying baby for most of the journey.

Did the return journey four days later.

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1984 300CD 155k miles
1983 300TD 199k miles
2005 Legacy GT Wagon