500sl virgin.Help!

[rexysue]

Hi all,i am contemplating buying a 1988 500sl merc,at the moment i drive a pink cinquecento,quite a difference there! What i need to know is ,will it use a lot of fuel? I travel around 20 miles a day to work and back.I,ve seen a merc for sale and have just fell in love.Please advise.Ta.x

 

[television]

Myros,where are you.

Malcolm

 

[mioba]

Myros,where are you.

Malcolm

myros ????

 

[davidsl500]

I think you will probably get 17-20mpg round the town and maybe 25-27 on a run.

 

[television]

I think you will probably get 17-20mpg round the town and maybe 25-27 on a run.

That model is not as good on the fuel as the 129, I think its more like 15-18 on the 107 around town.

Malcolm

 

[davidsl500]

I think from memory Myros was getting 27 on a run and 17-20 around and about - he's never around when you need him

I'd love to get 17 around town - mines about 14

 

[television]

I think from memory Myros was getting 27 on a run and 17-20 around and about - he's never around when you need him

I'd love to get 17 around town - mines about 14

From what I have read David, even the yanks moan about it, just been over to the USA and the average there is16.1 around town, ok iknow there gallon is smaller than ours. I think Myros was up late last night and he has gone to bed

Malcolm

 

[hawk20]

Hi all,i am contemplating buying a 1988 500sl merc,at the moment i drive a pink cinquecento,quite a difference there! What i need to know is ,will it use a lot of fuel? I travel around 20 miles a day to work and back.I,ve seen a merc for sale and have just fell in love.Please advise.Ta.x

Are you expecting a 5 litre V8 to be frugal? You'll need £10 per day just for fuel, just to get to work and back. If that is a concern, try falling in love with the SLK.

 

[television]

Are you expecting a 5 litre V8 to be frugal? You'll need £10 per day just for fuel, just to get to work and back. If that is a concern, try falling in love with the SLK.

the SLK is not that much better

malcolm

 

[Shambolic]

We get 35mpg on a run 20-25 about town Unless I am driving it tends to slip a wee bit!!:roll: :roll:
The car has averaged 28mpg approx from new now on 9000miles according to trip computer!!
Although in the garage twice last week again one for water ingress in boot and 2 a new windscreen as a half house brick came through passenger side of windscreen on M8 at Paisley( pesky truck).
New windscreen has flaw in drivers side as I noticed when I left Autoglass in Balmore did U-turn and now need to wait for new screen on order!!!

At this rate It wont do many miles this month due to sitting in garages all day!!!;-) ;-)

 

[Myros]

the masked avenger returns

the worst i ever got was 14mpg, and that was 1hour crawl into a big city over 4miles ( quicker walking) followed by a very very fast cruise up the motorway with the top down to cool off ( 35 centigrade in july) Normally, my urban grind of 19 miles each way of town, inter-urban A road and Motorway gives me 22 if flowing, and 18-19 if choked up.
In Germany last year , at about 90-100, we got 27 ish. In Austria, wafting about the valleys at about 50, we got over 30mpg.

If you can afford a tenner a day on petrol, my advice is buy it. You'll never look at another Fiat again, except in your rear view mirror.
Mine is still cheaper than the bus/train/bus bus/train/bus, and miles more fun.