brianhn1

I have a C320 Pewter with Charcoal Interior...
Sweet looking car
Will post tommrow when there is daylight.

jhillman

Here's my Pewter and Charcoal...

jhillman

Another one...

brianhn1

How come your car has no antenna on the back?
Did you not get Teleaid?

nukblazi

Note to SUV drivers, get the f*** out of the left lane. Stop driving them like they are sports cars.

I had the pleasure of watching some jacknut in a SUV, completely gut the underside of his suburban using a gaurdrail. Dumb SOB was flying in and out of every lane around cars with no regard for the gurth of his truck. He tried to exit at the last second from the left lane, lost control and went spinning towards the rail. He gracefully removed all four wheels, suspension and all, oil pans and all. Go slick, fool was on the cell phone. He left a wonderful impression of his face on the windshied.


Back to topic, I wish they offered Pewter for the 02' C230K. I would've gotten that.

brianhn1

Yea they have it for the MY2003. Pewter looks great everywhere except in pictures.

jhillman

I got the integrated phone and COMAND, but no Teleaid. I figured I wouldn't re-subscribe after the first free year.

mb_wagon

About the gas prices.... I needed gas quickly so I couldn't drive down the freeway to the $2.25/gal place. I ended up paying $2.47/gal for premium, it was about $38 for my tank. I wish I was paying $1.70 like some of you east of here. Hopefully some day it will go down.

CitronC230K_03

i just filled up this morning and 91 octane premium fuel was $2.27 a gallon. i dont put in a lower grade fuel because the manufacturer says premium fuel is the required grade. i dont think the auto maker gets any profit from the oil company by recommending a higher grade fuel. who knows, i just dont wanna take a chance. i have a friend that bought a 2003 audi A4, and from the first day has put in regular gas 87 octane. after 6 months his car runs like s**t, the engine knocks, and audi wont do anything for him because he was cheap. if your gonna spend the money on the car, go the extra step and spend the extra money at the pump. thats just me.

CitronC230K_03

where do you get gas at $2.25. i usually go to the chevron on balboa off the 163 near MBSD, they are usually one of the cheapest. they were $2.27 this morning.

mb_wagon

I usually get my gas at Costco (Chula Vista off Hst or the Market St. one). I know there are cheap places all over Chula Vista but I only use them for the other cars. Thanks for letting me know about the one by MBSD, now I know a cheap place in that area.

MarkL

Hey man, what's up with that avatar?

brianhn1

I think its funny...no offense...No one was hurt in making this avatar.

CitronC230K_03

i love that movie. office space. thats the part when they are beating the crap out of the copy machine.

PsssTkiD

just wonder wut gas stations do u guys go to.

kompressorchick

chevron

GGM

Chevron. Everything else makes my C240 run different.

GGM

markseven

Here in OC, the highest octane I've seen from Chevron, Mobile, 76, Shell and Exxon is 91 (I fill up at these stations). Is there 93 octane available in other parts of the state/country?

-Mark

MB AMG

Chevron over here has 87, 89, 92 and 94. Every other station (besides Petro Canada) has the usual 87, 89 and 91.

vadim

Every station in D.C area has 93. Sunoco has 94.

yodlebenz

in dallas, you can get 93 everywhere. 7-11 offers 87, 89, 91,93. I usually use whoever is cheapest. My driving is almost entirely city, and i doubt i'd see much mileage difference from one brand to another. My lead foot and the traffic are greater factors i think.

Moviela

One brand of gasoline looks like another to a chemist. The oil companies often trade refined product to avoid transporting it. There are two ways to compute octane ratings. One is called "Research" and the other is called "Motor." For the same molecule of gas the "Research" rating is higher than the "Motor" rating. In the past most car makers specified "regular" gas as 91 RON (Research Octane Number) and many pumps throughout the country still display this number, 'cause it is higher, and everyone wants higher! The medlers in the California Legislature deceided that with the banning of tetraethyl lead (an octane increasing molecule) that an average of Research and Motor octane numbers should be shown on the pump. The results is that 91 RON is now being displayed as 87. Premium gas was 100 RON has been demoted to 91. These are about the longest chain hydrocarbons that can be produced, and comply with air quality rules and affordability.

For our friend in OC, a 76 station in La Habra sells true 100 Octane racing fuel! La Habra Blvd, west of Harbor. BVRooooooom!

Chevron is the best choice of fuel if you want your engine to stay clean, and not polute your oil. Tankers for the no name stations (Sam's Club, 7-11, Costco, BJ's) even fill at the Chevron refinery rack, but do not receive the additives Chevron puts in their gas. The additives usually supply more oxygen so the fuel burns better, and this reduces polution, and keeps your engine clean. You can feel the difference with Techroline in a properly tuned car.

Chevron does not market gasoline in Michigan, but all of the Big 3 automakers haul, via tanker, gas from California to do emmission testing and EPA mileage tests.

Until we can take energy directly from a hydrogen atom, gasoline is not bad, Eh?

gaiex

I'm from europe and all gasolines are 95 and 98 octanes!!!
and there is the shell v-power 100 octanes (also other brands offer 100 octanes gasolines)!!!

Why in US the gasoline have less octanes than in Europe???

I had a w202 c220 and with 95 oct. gasoline the engine didn't run like using the 98 oct., I'm using in all my current gasoline cars (only my 01' jag xkr ) 98 oct gasoline and in my all other cars (diesel versions) a rich cetane diesel (also shell v-power diesel), and it makes some difference

SUNILP

The method of calculating Octane is different in Europe. The US uses the RON method.

ML55CLA45

i have no freaking clue as to what the octane.. or whatever it is out here in the midwest (kansas city)... i just make sure its premiuem..... also.. as far as the station... its the one thats the nearest when i need gas.......

-carino