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Love em/hate em
The joys and sorrows of MB ownership played out this evening.
I took the family out to a movie about 40 miles away, yes we do live in the boondocks, and used my daughters 82. The fuel gauge read just under 1/2 full with about 340 miles on the odo. hmm probably closer to 3/4 tank or less but still should be enough for the trip. Saw "Man on Wire" a flick I would recommend. It let out at 9 pm and we started home. About 10 miles on the car lost power and then died. Luckily the interstate was quieter this time of night so we could pull over safely. The hate em part: The fuel gauge still read just under 1/2 but the reserve light came on! First time I ever saw it operate. I have had the sender out of the tank and cleaned all the gunk off it so I could be confident that it would read true. Hah! Anyway daughters cell phone was dead of course so we hoofed it back the way we had come and by chance were only about a 1/2 mile from a rest stop where we could call AAA. The love em part: 30 minutes later we had 2 gals of D2 in the tank and after 50 pumps on the primer and 4 GP/crank cycles she fired up and settled into a satisfying idle. These cars can be finicky and a trifle erratic in the operation of some components but the simplicity and stoutness of the systems more than make up for it. My TDI is a nightmare to restart after a no fuel situation although the fuel gauge is very accurate. So the lesson here is to know thy vehicle and carry a can of fuel for those times when the car knows more than you.
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5 gallon metal can with a screw-on lid is awesome!
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Where the heck is your cell phone???? Even street people these days have cell phones.......
At 340 miles on the odo my white wagon is ready to run outta gas. China makes it to 400 fairly easily. I don't think the gauge works correctly on Smash. It gets near a 1/4 tank and never goes much below that. I'm ready for the "love em" part. I hate both my wagons right now.....
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Mercedes RoadSide Assistance
According to MBUSA.COM:
"Every Mercedes-Benz in the U.S. - no matter how old, how many miles it's logged or how many owners it's had - qualifies for Roadside Assistance, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. If you ever need assistance while traveling in your Mercedes-Benz, just call 1-800-FOR-MERCEDES." FREE: Jump-start (Or If your Battery is totally dead,They'll sell you a new one on the spot... no installation charge) Tire Change (With your spare) Up to 3 Gallons of fuel. Mercedes offers this program only in the U.S. ('From MBNA's view,It's cheap advertising...'Keeps the broken down MBs off the side of the roadways)
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I havent used for mercedes yet, but it does make me pridefull of my old beast.
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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. |
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I keep a 2 gallon jerry can in my trunk. Thats enough for at least 40 miles.
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My cell phone?
I hate those things. Why do you think I own an old Benz?
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Cell Phones
Even my dad, unibomber like hatred for technology that he has, has a cell phone.
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Ahh old guages!
I always drive my cars by the mile, I don't trust old guages. Just make sure your odometer is pretty accurite!
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get a car phone
I keep a gallon of motor oil in my trunk for either quick top offs or use as fuel in case of emergency |
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Quote:
Jimmy --- are you sure your odometer is not slipping?
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daw_two Germantown, TN Links: Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior Cluster Needles Paint New Old Stock (NOS) parts Past: 3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda" 04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben" & many more |
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His odometer is not slipping. Its more likely that people are not making their W123 fuel calculations correctly.
I average 24 mpg, and have to fill up about every 350 miles on average. That's what they're supposed to do. How many thread titles have you noticed that read, "Wow... I'm getting average fuel economy"?
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The W126 must have huge tanks compared to the wagons.....I've gone 430 miles before and still had like 4+ gallons left....it took around 18 to fill it.
Today I filled up at 346 on the odo and it only took 14.1 gallons, so it still had about 7 or more left.
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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) |
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SDL has a 23.8 gallon tank, I think my SD had a 20 or 21. When I ran it dry I didn't get quite 20 in it, I know its a tick smaller than the SDL's.
What do W123's have? Sounds like 18ish. 450 miles on mine is usualy takes between 18-20 to fill.
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