C32 versus C350
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C32 versus C350
I've had the privilege of driving a C350 while the C32 is in the shop for end of warranty repairs (nothing big, like the seat heater etc). No trans issues, IC pump etc, those all checked out OK!!
Anyway, the C350 is a very nice car. Not nearly as quick as the c32, even with its 7 speed tranny. Its also worse on gas than the C32 by about 2 MPG. I guess there is something to say for supercharging then!! The C350 tires are awful, slipping and sliding away on each turn. Other than that, the 08 model I drove is pretty quick, quiet on the highway and has a nice stereo. A decent daily driver, BUT for over $40 K, there's a lot of alternatives on the market.
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Anyway, the C350 is a very nice car. Not nearly as quick as the c32, even with its 7 speed tranny. Its also worse on gas than the C32 by about 2 MPG. I guess there is something to say for supercharging then!! The C350 tires are awful, slipping and sliding away on each turn. Other than that, the 08 model I drove is pretty quick, quiet on the highway and has a nice stereo. A decent daily driver, BUT for over $40 K, there's a lot of alternatives on the market.
Glenn
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I've had the privilege of driving a C350 while the C32 is in the shop for end of warranty repairs (nothing big, like the seat heater etc). No trans issues, IC pump etc, those all checked out OK!!
Anyway, the C350 is a very nice car. Not nearly as quick as the c32, even with its 7 speed tranny. Its also worse on gas than the C32 by about 2 MPG. I guess there is something to say for supercharging then!! The C350 tires are awful, slipping and sliding away on each turn. Other than that, the 08 model I drove is pretty quick, quiet on the highway and has a nice stereo. A decent daily driver, BUT for over $40 K, there's a lot of alternatives on the market.
Glenn
Anyway, the C350 is a very nice car. Not nearly as quick as the c32, even with its 7 speed tranny. Its also worse on gas than the C32 by about 2 MPG. I guess there is something to say for supercharging then!! The C350 tires are awful, slipping and sliding away on each turn. Other than that, the 08 model I drove is pretty quick, quiet on the highway and has a nice stereo. A decent daily driver, BUT for over $40 K, there's a lot of alternatives on the market.
Glenn
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a quarter mile at a time
A lot of this is also going to depend on how the car is driven, warm up, etc etc. For example, you get in your car and head to the dealership like usual, cruising. Then you pickup the loaner and wring it out since you're in something different it's naturally going to get terrible gas mileage
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$4.21 is a lot. damn.
A lot of this is also going to depend on how the car is driven, warm up, etc etc. For example, you get in your car and head to the dealership like usual, cruising. Then you pickup the loaner and wring it out since you're in something different it's naturally going to get terrible gas mileage
A lot of this is also going to depend on how the car is driven, warm up, etc etc. For example, you get in your car and head to the dealership like usual, cruising. Then you pickup the loaner and wring it out since you're in something different it's naturally going to get terrible gas mileage
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sounds like airplane
when i had a c280 4matic loaner last year i averaged 16.7 mpg mostly highway!
I also had one trip (canada) where the trip computer had an average speed of 103 for 68 miles and 13.5 mpg.
those numbers do not mean it's a mpg loss vs. my C43... lol
i am looking forward to driving one of the 350s- and i too want to know what wheels and tires were on hte one you got... i'm assuming crappy "base" ones?
I also had one trip (canada) where the trip computer had an average speed of 103 for 68 miles and 13.5 mpg.
those numbers do not mean it's a mpg loss vs. my C43... lol
i am looking forward to driving one of the 350s- and i too want to know what wheels and tires were on hte one you got... i'm assuming crappy "base" ones?
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Ppl in the US have it good. I paid $5.30 per gallon for 94 octane up in Vancouver Canada today. Of course we have liters up here, $1.40/L.
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i have a clk350, and its suppose to get the same mileage as the C350......best i've seen was 28 highway, but i'm on the highway for 80 mile stretch, 26.5 is usually very common
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still hurting at the gas pump...
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Some car-related facts about Finland
Actually you people on the other side (US & Canada) of the big pond (Atlantic) have it really good, it seems.
Here in Finland (EU) the 95 octane (cheapest) fuel currently costs about 1.51 euros per liter so that's about USD 2.40 per liter and thus about USD 9.08 per US gallon!!! I won't even go into our crazy car taxation, but for example a new S65 AMG is 418.000 euros, so that's about USD 660.000. I think Denmark (and probably Norway) is in the same league... It's pretty obvious that the government hates cars (or loves to tax/punish their owners) here!
P.S. Our speeding tickets have no limits and are based on your income, so for a ridiculous 20km/h overspeed a corporate executive etc. can get a speeding ticket of for example 170.000 euros or USD 272.000. Even the international media were interested in one example case:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3477285.stm
So quit complaining, please!
Here in Finland (EU) the 95 octane (cheapest) fuel currently costs about 1.51 euros per liter so that's about USD 2.40 per liter and thus about USD 9.08 per US gallon!!! I won't even go into our crazy car taxation, but for example a new S65 AMG is 418.000 euros, so that's about USD 660.000. I think Denmark (and probably Norway) is in the same league... It's pretty obvious that the government hates cars (or loves to tax/punish their owners) here!
P.S. Our speeding tickets have no limits and are based on your income, so for a ridiculous 20km/h overspeed a corporate executive etc. can get a speeding ticket of for example 170.000 euros or USD 272.000. Even the international media were interested in one example case:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3477285.stm
So quit complaining, please!
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Actually you people on the other side (US & Canada) of the big pond (Atlantic) have it really good, it seems.
Here in Finland (EU) the 95 octane (cheapest) fuel currently costs about 1.51 euros per liter so that's about USD 2.40 per liter and thus about USD 9.08 per US gallon!!! I won't even go into our crazy car taxation, but for example a new S65 AMG is 418.000 euros, so that's about USD 660.000. I think Denmark (and probably Norway) is in the same league... It's pretty obvious that the government hates cars (or loves to tax/punish their owners) here!
P.S. Our speeding tickets have no limits and are based on your income, so for a ridiculous 20km/h overspeed a corporate executive etc. can get a speeding ticket of for example 170.000 euros or USD 272.000. Even the international media were interested in one example case:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3477285.stm
So quit complaining, please!
Here in Finland (EU) the 95 octane (cheapest) fuel currently costs about 1.51 euros per liter so that's about USD 2.40 per liter and thus about USD 9.08 per US gallon!!! I won't even go into our crazy car taxation, but for example a new S65 AMG is 418.000 euros, so that's about USD 660.000. I think Denmark (and probably Norway) is in the same league... It's pretty obvious that the government hates cars (or loves to tax/punish their owners) here!
P.S. Our speeding tickets have no limits and are based on your income, so for a ridiculous 20km/h overspeed a corporate executive etc. can get a speeding ticket of for example 170.000 euros or USD 272.000. Even the international media were interested in one example case:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3477285.stm
So quit complaining, please!
not sure if the vacation time applies for where you are but in germany and spain it's 30days a yr.
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08 S65, 06 M3 CS(stick), 02 BMW X5 4.6iS, 07 R1 Raven, 08 F-450 4x4, 08 CooperS JCW
the supercharger engages under load and anytime above 2900rpm. most of us have only bested 23mpg on the freeway and 17.5-18mpg on average combined with the city driving. this is no where efficient even compared to the regular 320 which combined can average 22-23mpg.
still hurting at the gas pump...
still hurting at the gas pump...
However 349bhp is so much more fun than 218bhp