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A good point - in England the fuel cost will be quite high with a 500E. At least the oil cost (hopefully) won't be as much as with my 190E ... burning all that oil can't be good for the evironment!
I live at Royal York Villas, just below the Royal York Crescent in Clifton Village, but only rent the house. later
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V8 in the UK
I ran a 250CE back in 96 and that nearly broke the bank, i remember letting a friend borrow it for a week and he gave it back after a couple of days saying he cant afford to drive it.
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Hence you have to open the throttle wider (worse fuel mileage) on the 16v just to get some decent torque/performance. The 500E will be making more torque at 2300 RPM than the 190E-16v throughouts its rev-band. Hence, it is possible for the 500E to get better gas mileage in daily driving. That's the beauty of lots of low-end torque, esp. if broad/spread around the rev-band. It's also why the 190E-2.6 (inline 6) with a 5-speed can be just a fast as a 190E 2.3-16v. If you like to shift and don't need the bigger size, get a 190E-16v or 2.6 w/stick! :-) neil |
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Well I thought I'd revisit this old thread! My original post said I knew I would have a 16v or a 500E, though I don't know how I would pay for it. A few months later I won a car which I sold. I sat on the money for a while but eventually 18 months ago bought a 2.5-16.
I think I made the right choice for me. It's great fun but sensible enough to use everyday (though the drivetrain can be jerky). It's reasonably cheap to run - certainly compared to a 500E - and still feels quite special. It's not massively fast, at least not in a straight line, but its handling once you get used to it means you can keep up with much faster stuff. It is brilliant fun to drive, yet rides beautifully. There are no excuses to make for it, except perhaps the relative lack of torque, and even in standard form on track it doesn't feel heavy and is well balanced. It's also very forgiving so inspires confidence. As a bonus the 2.3-16 and 2.5-16 seem to be gaining popularity in the UK. It attracts a surprising amount of attention of the right sort. And I like to think I regularly take by surprise those who have no clue what it is . I haven't driven a 500E yet but really hope to one day. I've driven the W140 S500 and was disappointed. It didn't feel as fast as I was expecting and needed 'winding up' (higher revs) to feel like it had 5.0 litres. It was only a brief drive though so I probably was expecting a bit much in the 15 minutes I had. Likewise the R129 SL500 was similarly disappointing. It was quicker but again didn't thrill anything like I expected. But again more time with it would probably help. I wonder therefore if the 500E can thrill or if I'm just more into lighter cars.
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The w201 will always be a better handler thanks to there not being a big 8 cylinder lump up front and much smaller dimensions and probably 700 lbs less weight. That is quite significant. I'm not talking body roll here, but rather the ability to toss the car around and feel what is going on with the tires. I am betting the 500E has more grip due to bigger tires but grip is definitely not handling.
If you want a cruiser get the 500E, if you want the handler get the 190E.
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i wouldn't mind having either car, but if i could get a euro 2.5 with a five speed i would take that over the 500e, i think.
on a smaller engine like that an automatic would be like dragging around a big 200 pound bag behind the car. imho tom w
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Having owned both at the same time over several years I can say that the 16V is definitely the better "handler" but with almost twice the horse power and torque the 500 will always be faster from point A to point B on any public road given equal drivers. On the flip side, the 500 driver won't be having as much fun.
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LOL. I should have gone back and looked before posting. At least I'm consistent!
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