Highest fuel total cost you’ve put in your Mercedes ?

[s5tuart]

I put half a tank of V-Power diesel in mine yesterday and that was just over £70
Mine is the 80 litre tank.

 

[Wighty]

No - stop-start journeys are about 25. On a run, 36. On a LONG run, 40.

No difference since the remap...

Thermostat working ok ? My E320cdi is comfortably North of 40 on long runs .

 

[Noddy 99]

Thermostat working ok ? My E320cdi is comfortably North of 40 on long runs .

Gets up to temperature really quickly and stays totally stable so I'm assuming yes...

 

[ThinkPad]

Currently costing around £165 to fill up the 350 diesel ML.

The numbers are so high they are becoming meaningless. Just have to suck it up I guess.

We also have a Tesla and even though the electricity prices have doubled for us having just come out of a deal a couple of months ago, it is still of course significantly cheaper to run. It is my wife’s car and I still prefer to stick to the ML.

The running costs are making me rethink though and am considering a hybrid 4x4 as a replacement at some point. Of course the purchase price on these is hugely the problem so no easy answer here.

 

[Ron240]

I put in £35 worth of V Power at my regular local Shell garage today and I only got 17.42 litres.
That is £2.009/litre!
I will be reconsidering my choice to use V Power from now on...then petrol in general if this trend continues.
The government need to do something about the cost of fuel because it is really getting out of hand now. But of course they rake in more and more money as the price rises.

 

[fabes]

Got a 500 mile round trip next weekend.
It's £9 a gallon now.

Will be taking it steady eddy at 75 and should see north of 40mpg

Will be spending way more or food and booze and accomodation, but still it will be £115 or so...

 

[goldy]

Lucky the fuel light had not came on yet or it could have been expensive.



Got to love the 100L tank fitted to the Porker.

It did include a couple of packets of crisps to soften the impact.

K

30p for Space Raiders!!!

 

[Ron240]

30p for Space Raiders!!!

You will need to cut down on your crisp habit.

 

[Capra]

Looking forward to my 900 mile round trip to the Spa F1 this year . I could estimate the rough fuel costs, but I'd rather not.

 

[00slk]

Looking forward to my 900 mile round trip to the Spa F1 this year . I could estimate the rough fuel costs, but I'd rather not.

Every day you're away it will increase 2-3p a litre

 

[Capra]

Every day you're away it will increase 2-3p a litre

Sunday 28th Aug, so plenty of time for the price to rise!

 

[LostKiwi]

We’re getting better than that out of the R350 (400kg heavier that S211) and equalled it in the R320 (I’m sure it had a MAF issue)

Ditto. I can get 33-34 with ease, 38.2 over a 700 mile run and a best ever of 40 from my R350cdi.

 

[V6Matty]

Yes it did hurt when I saw the total

 

[00slk]

Yes it did hurt when I saw the total

What, no snacks

 

[LostKiwi]

What, no snacks

After that bill probably couldn't afford them!

 

[V6Matty]

What, no snacks

A stiff drink was required that evening so I could have both

After that bill probably couldn't afford them!

not far off the truth, more Aldi this week instead of Morrisons I think

 

[00slk]

I got a pay rise £70 a week now as the Missus said she was sick of my moaning about fuel price
So I filled up with £50 worth (got 1/3 of a tank now) I arrive at work and the Lottery Man catches up with me and gone is my £20, now I have to wait till next payday to even afford to buy a small packet of crisps...........

 

[s5tuart]

I put in £35 worth of V Power at my regular local Shell garage today and I only got 17.42 litres.
That is £2.009/litre!
I will be reconsidering my choice to use V Power from now on...then petrol in general if this trend continues.
The government need to do something about the cost of fuel because it is really getting out of hand now. But of course they rake in more and more money as the price rises.

I'm beginning to wonder if it's cheaper using standard fuel and just putting additives in.
"£2 worth and a shot of Redex please mate"

 

[LostKiwi]

I'm beginning to wonder if it's cheaper using standard fuel and just putting additives in.
"£2 worth and a shot of Redex please mate"

That's pretty much what I do with the R class.
Standard supermarket diesel with Archoil 6900 additive. Not cheap at £24 per litre but it does 1000 litres so works out at 2.4p per litre - much cheaper than posh diesel.

 

[Ron240]

I'm beginning to wonder if it's cheaper using standard fuel and just putting additives in.
"£2 worth and a shot of Redex please mate"

I have decided at these prices I just cannot justify using V Power anymore, so will be using standard Asda petrol for the foreseeable future.
I say this in the hope that fuel costs will eventually come back down again...but I really wouldn't bet on it.