fenn
Member
Hi all
Just returned to the ranks of M.B. owner after many years away.Had loads of "S" classes in the past, although never had the last body style one - anyway, I've had a 2000 Audi S8 for many years, although it's not been my daily car for some time-nowadays i just go out in it occasionally, and have had a succession of different estate cars for work-just bought a 2001 AMG E55 estate, and am immensely impressed by how well the performance stacks up against my trusty old S8(although i admit the traction control light does come on quite a bit!).It's gone in to Hilton Autogas this week to have LPG fitted(I ran my last couple of Range Rovers on LPG).
I note some previous comments i saw here about the difficulty of maintaining traction in the wet - well -it's just started snowing here in the midlands so next week should be fun!
i'll let you know how i do with the LPG-certainly it made all the difference on the R/Rovers -I was getting the equivalent of 35-40 m.p.g.from the 4.6 engine.
i've been told that the E55 cannot be clamped.due to the lowered suspension and wide wheels -certainly there isn'e much spare room at the top of the wheel - is this true, or just a wishful thinking urban myth?
Just returned to the ranks of M.B. owner after many years away.Had loads of "S" classes in the past, although never had the last body style one - anyway, I've had a 2000 Audi S8 for many years, although it's not been my daily car for some time-nowadays i just go out in it occasionally, and have had a succession of different estate cars for work-just bought a 2001 AMG E55 estate, and am immensely impressed by how well the performance stacks up against my trusty old S8(although i admit the traction control light does come on quite a bit!).It's gone in to Hilton Autogas this week to have LPG fitted(I ran my last couple of Range Rovers on LPG).
I note some previous comments i saw here about the difficulty of maintaining traction in the wet - well -it's just started snowing here in the midlands so next week should be fun!
i'll let you know how i do with the LPG-certainly it made all the difference on the R/Rovers -I was getting the equivalent of 35-40 m.p.g.from the 4.6 engine.
i've been told that the E55 cannot be clamped.due to the lowered suspension and wide wheels -certainly there isn'e much spare room at the top of the wheel - is this true, or just a wishful thinking urban myth?
