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My gassers are the Harley and a 1997 Ford F150 pick up. I will say that the Ford truck is about as dependable as anything I have ever had but it sure does use fuel like it is going out of style.
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03-01-2009, 03:23 PM
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I have the BMW for my gasser. I do want either a 190e 2.3 to toss around or a nice 560SEC as a cruise missile. However, the wifey says I would need to get rid of the BMW to fo this and I just Love Fritzie too much to dump her.
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03-01-2009, 03:33 PM
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I enjoy MB engines of all flavors.
MB makes some really good gas motors, there V8's are fantastic!
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03-01-2009, 04:05 PM
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03-01-2009, 08:06 PM
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I've got two E320s, don't compare to the diesels though, I consider the gassers my throw-away cars.
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03-01-2009, 08:26 PM
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I've owned 123's in the past -- bought my 85 300SD last October, and love it. My wife has an 01 E320 Wagon with 234,xxx miles (work car)...it's been an amazing car.
She keeps it serviced per MB suggestion - we've replaced a couple of coil packs, alternator, starter, a/c compressor, egr tube, mass air flow meter + the normal things like brakes, tires etc... It has started to use a quart of M1 syn about every 1000-1200 miles, but it runs great, is very reliable and she goes anywhere and everwhere in it --- just returned from a Pittsburg, PA trip... Her gasser has convenced me that MB's are outstanding --- Diesel or Gas.
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03-01-2009, 10:23 PM
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280 engine- great.
300- 6 great 420 good on gas and good power 500 super 560 very nice 450 not as good as the 500/560 380 worst of all of them now why buy the non running sel again?  Here buy this 280SE euro running and ready to go
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03-01-2009, 10:24 PM
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Here are mine 1998 S500 118,000 miles,Obsidian Black over Beige
1994 S500 140,000 miles,Silver over Grey 1995 S320 160,000 miles,White over Beige 2003 ML500 67,000 miles,Black over Black 1991 Toyota Previa 268,000 miles,White over Blue 2000 Lexus RX300 145,000 miles,White over Beige 1993 Toyota T-100 95,000 miles,Silver over Grey 2001 E430 4Matic 64,000 miles,Silver over Grey 1999 E300TD 165,000 miles,Blue over Beige 1998 BMW 740IL 115,000 miles,Black over Black 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 147,000 miles,Red over Grey 1997 Ford F150 200,000 miles,Red over Grey
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03-01-2009, 10:52 PM
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Nobody knows fuel consumption until they take a Mercedes 6.9 to 140 mph and hold it there.
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03-01-2009, 11:11 PM
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 A Bugatti Veyron can use up its entire 20 something gallon tank in less than 12 minutes at max speed (253mph)....thats close to a gallon every 30 seconds!  A SLR McLaren can drain the whole tank (26 gallons) in 22 minutes at top speed. I wonder how long a 6.9 can last at top speed.
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03-02-2009, 12:07 AM
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So... (assuming 22 gallon tank as a guess) The Veyron gets about 2 mpg at max velocity. That's actually not bad, lol, considering.... The SLR gets almost 3 mpg at max velocity (I'm guessing 205 mph). ...The 2nd gen C111 with the OM617 would average 15 mpg at approximately the same sustained max speed of the SLR. More power required = more fuel to waste.
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03-02-2009, 12:34 AM
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Interesting. The SLR gains 33% more mileage over the veyron, which is interesting in that its engine has a max output of 626hp.....while the veyron is 1001....so its about 30ish % less hp.....thus the 1 extra mpg. Thats weird!
Diesels rock. I've thought about how much electricity is required just to keep a dumb gasser going.....on a M103 its like 20 amps @ 12 volts....thats crazy. 9-10amps for the fuel pump(s).....ignition coil/computer/injection is another 7-10 amps......so inefficient. A diesel only needs to keep its injection/lift pump moving...far less energy use/loss.
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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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03-02-2009, 08:31 AM
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Fortunately, not even an electric lift-pump in any of my diesels, and my Benz gassers have only ignition and, on my 250s, a couple tiny fuel cut-off solenoids on the carbs - hardly a major electrical drain. Happy Motoring, Mark
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BUT to answer the FIRST post. I actually cross over into the dark side when I (we) want to go fast - with a 328is.
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, but what a fine looking car
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