Rotorhead500
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- Your Mercedes
- Used to have a C63...
So if you put a couple more on it should nudge 170 ish??? :lol:
I'll see all your paltry circa 30mpg figures. And I'll raise you all.
Mix of town & motorway. Or to be precise 24miles of it was in 30mph limits. I reckon I would have been around the 52mpg mark had I not got stuck in a load of traffic coming out of Hull and also back in to Catterick.
Good mpg figs Carl
There is a certain irony in this, my X reg 320cdi will present similar mpg over that distance but you can't breathe what comes directly out of the exhaust lol so we have come a long way in cleaning up emissions but at the expense of economy.
In EU3/4 terms your mpg would look something like 75 average with unfettered EU5/6 technology built into your car
Fitted a set of front pads to the s320. Set of Pagid from ECP, bought on last week's 69% off offer. £32 the set, so not too bad I'd say. Also picked up fuel and oil filters too, but they'll have to wait for a warmer day!
Best,
Bertie
It wasn't even cold today, I did the coolant change laying on me back and it was almost summery compared to laying on me back doing the brake lines a couple of weeks back (Christmas hols)!!
Obviously a bit fairer weather in Notts! Of course, it's not the temperature up here that's the real problem, it's the ****** rain!
Don't envy you those brake lines though.
Best,
Bertie
Washed her and did the de-tarring on the Cills.
Bit dissapointing 19" and 275 tyres have left the lower cills ... peppered.
The SL500s had mud flaps from new and left the cills pristine for 4 years.
But that had 18" wheels x 285s.
I dont think one can put mudflaps on 19". Anyway too late now
I had replaced the lower bonnet lock plastic, and when I dropped the bonnet a couple of days ago when it was frezzing the plastic shattered!
So need to replace it again! Grrr
Never seen an SL with m/flaps, are they the same or similar to my CLK's m/flaps (see my post a page back) as wheel size would make zero difference (never seen another CLK fitted with MB m/flaps let alone an SL).
Full geometry / wheel alignment on Hunter:
I had mine done as well but the state of uk roads won't be long before it gets done again in fact I'm thinking once a year .....maybe...as you say makes such a difference..
I had mine done just before xmas straight after fitting 2 new front tyres, made a massive difference to the handling and feel