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W 140 road trip
My wife and I just returned from a 7300 mile road trip in the 400 SEL. The car performed like a champ with the new Michelin MXV4's and Mobil 1 in the crankcase. Don't think we could have made such a trip in any other auto.
Our trip started in Phoenix, AZ then Dallas, TX, New Orleans, Jackson, MS, Birmingham, AL, Knoxville, TN,Charleston, WV, Pittsburgh, PA, Sharon, PA, State College, PA-Penn State Univ.,Corning, NY, Niagara Falls, London, Ontario, Flint, MI, Mackinaw City, MI, where we had to leave the car and go by boat to Mackinac Island where auto's are forbidden. Across the upper peninsula of Michigan and down to Green Bay, WI and west to Minneapolis, MN. South to Des Moines, IA, west to Omaha, NB, then Denver, CO, south to Santa Fe, NM and then back to Phoenix. The trip took from July 17 to August 22 with the most miles driven in one day 735. We had many stops and visited with friends and family along the way and went to a family reunion in Jackson, and a high school reunion in Sharon. Most relaxing stay was three days on Mackinac Island where transportation is by foot, bicycle or horse drawn carriage. Got 20.378 MPG on the trip.
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Richard Seaman 1982 300D Turbo 198k 1987 420SEL Sold 1993 400SEL 123k MBCA Desert Stars |
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WW!
Did you do an oil change in between?
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Kerry,
I did not do an oil change during the trip. Since I switched to Mobil 1 I am going to change every 7500 miles. When I checked the oil dip stick the oil had hardly changed color and was at the same level as when it was put in. This car has 112,000 miles on it.
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Richard Seaman 1982 300D Turbo 198k 1987 420SEL Sold 1993 400SEL 123k MBCA Desert Stars |
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