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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 06:47 PM
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Question FSS recomendation.
My FSS is recommending service at 11,000 miles for the first one.

I just wondered what others are getting, higher or lower.

I know it depends on the way we drive our cars.
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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 07:15 PM
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Mine is at 10,000. I had the oil changed at 2500, and asked them not to reset the FSS.
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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 07:16 PM
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Almost the same... Somewhere around 16000 km. I have driven pretty careful, except for 2000 km german "Autobahn"-driving.
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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 07:16 PM
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Re: FSS recomendation.
Originally posted by benzomonterey
I just wondered what others are getting, higher or lower.

FSS recomendation was initially 9600 miles, but as I put miles on the car, it has changed dramatically. All my miles are freeway, at 150 miles per day, and wide open (no stop and go traffic) I am at 15K miles (since last October), and the computer says I have 1800 more miles until service A. It's been on 1800 miles now for about a week. And, for the record, I drive like a bat out of hell...... Gotta love synthetic oil........
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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 08:35 PM
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Re: Re: FSS recomendation.
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... I drive like a bat out of hell...... Gotta love synthetic oil........
How does a bat out of hell drive?
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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 08:37 PM
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Abot the same --11M miles
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Old Mar 12, 2002 | 09:45 PM
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10,000 miles

I noticed it counts down in 200 miles increments.

A bat out of hell drives like..... me.
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I've got 6100 miles on my '02 C240, and FSS is still targeting service "A" at 10K miles. Mine jumps in 100 mile increments, at about 50 miles into each hundred. I drive relatively short distances to work each day (7 miles each way), although the temp gauge shows normal operating temps by the time I shut it off. More highway driving on the weekends. I drive "moderately" most of the time (shifts around 3500-4000 rpm), with a few jaunts to about 5700 rpm.
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Re: Re: Re: FSS recomendation.
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How does a bat out of hell drive?
95 - 100 mph for 75 miles, each way......
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Lightbulb How does a bat out of hell drive?
Driving like a bat out of hell means driving from San Diego to San Francisco in just 6 hours.

It was when my new c230k reached 3k for breaking in. I was down in SD visiting and drove back for the Thanksgiving weekend. Some traffic yet managed to get back in 6 hours stopped once for gas.
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Re: How does a bat out of hell drive?
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Driving like a bat out of hell means driving from San Diego to San Francisco in just 6 hours.
I did LA to SF in 4 hours late one night, then spent 2 1/2 hours looking for parking! Turns out, everyone is at home at 3 AM!
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