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Fingers crossed, did my research and can't find a reason not to buy this one. Only concern is the price of diesel fuel. Where do you see diesel fuel prices going in relation to regular fuel? Any feedback on the 2008? Dont know if what the difference is between 08 and 07. Guess I didnt do enough research. Also, I traded in a supercharged 2006 Range Rover Sport. Great car but felt like i was sitting in a coach airline seat. I am broad shouldered and edges of seat cut into my shoulder blades. Plus it sucked down fuel while I watched. |
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Replying to: joemama7 (Jan 03, 2008 8:32 pm) After buying the car in December I took it on a road trip to New York where I got about 24.3mpg max even though I drove 80mph average but was very soft on the pedal. However, about 2 weeks ago the mileage on the car went up and I now get around 24 minimum on the highway and up to 27 if I drive it well. For the city, I have only ever gotten 17mpgs if I drove the car quite hard (fast acceleration etc), but usually I never go below 18 and average about 20-22/23 mpgs in the city. Generally even if you're getting about 22mpgs on the highway or whatever, the car will usually average 20-23mpgs city and highway driving if you drive it normally. The mileage does go up now quite quickly when I drive it steadily over prolonged distances (it went up by 3mpgs from 21.5-24.5 after having spent about 2 minutes doing 65-70mph on the highway after city driving). My car is currently hovering around about 4,000 miles driven. I'd say at about 3,500-4,000 miles the engine should be worn in enough and you'll get those higher mpgs. In any case i've had no problems and the car has been absolutely joyous and lovely to drive. Definitely a great purchase and it gets quite a lot of looks, and when you compare it to a lot of real-world mileage of gasoline SUVs it does quite well. Diesel prices don't matter as much to me, as the higher mpgs for an SUV and the 25.1mpg fuel tank make up for it. That, and the fact that diesel stations are actually easier to find than most people think, and if you look a bit longer you might find cheaper diesel rates down the road. I doubt diesel prices will go sky-high and when you consider the greater efficiency of diesel and the coming of diesel vehicles by VW, BMW, Audi and the Japanese as well as new Mercedes models, its worth it. |
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Replying to: joemama7 (Jan 03, 2008 8:32 pm) In winter Diesel is higher but in summer it is much lower, less then regular in some cases. Keep in mind Diesel in winter is around the same price (maybe a little more) for premium which all MBs require. Bottom line, with the extra miles you can go on a gallon and low summer prices you are paying less overall for Diesel. Get one...oh and that torque is intoxicating
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Replying to: cneff (Jan 04, 2008 5:53 pm) It is something that has to be experienced. You can have the gassers HP, I will take the diesel torque any day. How do you like the 7 speed transmission?
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Replying to: gagrice (Jan 04, 2008 6:20 pm) I finally found a use for the shift paddles on the wheel. The ML diesel loves to engine brake going down hill or stay in the best RPMs for full torque at lower speeds (gear 4 to 6 at 30 to 40) - to get better MPG I force it to stay in the highest gear with a tap of the right paddle....works fine. I will add that auto engine braking when coming to a full stop is great benefit - love that subtle growl too. |
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Replying to: cneff (Jan 04, 2008 5:53 pm) |
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| Help, I just filled up my new 08 diesel with low sulfur and not ultra low sulfur. Should I pump it out? should I just fill in more of the correct ultra low? HELP HELP!!! | |
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Replying to: thoche (Jan 09, 2008 8:02 am) Thanks. |
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Replying to: thoche (Jan 09, 2008 8:02 am) Low sulfur has 550pm and Ultra-Low sulfur has 15ppm so you see the difference. I haven't filled with low sulfur yet cos i'm really careful not to- don't wanna risk damaging the engine and I think you definitely shouldn't try to run on low sulfur.
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Replying to: hunter312 (Jan 09, 2008 9:27 am)
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