A Christmas trip completed
12-31-2014, 09:35 AM
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A Christmas trip completed
Drove from Manhattan to Miami, for a cruise, came back yesterday.
Exhausted but happy to be back home !
Covered more than 2500 miles on our BT. Have to calculate later on how much diesel was consumed. Got a +40 miles/gallon reading many times on I-95 when I could keep the speed steady.
BT GLK is a very nice car to make long distances in one day, goes a looooooong way before needing refill....
And drives really nicely on highways. Almost like a train.
Exhausted but happy to be back home !
Covered more than 2500 miles on our BT. Have to calculate later on how much diesel was consumed. Got a +40 miles/gallon reading many times on I-95 when I could keep the speed steady.
BT GLK is a very nice car to make long distances in one day, goes a looooooong way before needing refill....
And drives really nicely on highways. Almost like a train.
12-31-2014, 10:01 AM
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Drove from Manhattan to Miami, for a cruise, came back yesterday.
Exhausted but happy to be back home !
Covered more than 2500 miles on our BT. Have to calculate later on how much diesel was consumed. Got a +40 miles/gallon reading many times on I-95 when I could keep the speed steady.
BT GLK is a very nice car to make long distances in one day, goes a looooooong way before needing refill....
And drives really nicely on highways. Almost like a train.
Exhausted but happy to be back home !
Covered more than 2500 miles on our BT. Have to calculate later on how much diesel was consumed. Got a +40 miles/gallon reading many times on I-95 when I could keep the speed steady.
BT GLK is a very nice car to make long distances in one day, goes a looooooong way before needing refill....
And drives really nicely on highways. Almost like a train.
any anxiety without a spare? I'm not brave enough to cover such a distance without one
12-31-2014, 10:58 AM
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Very nice. I wasn't aware that Mercedes did Diesel SUVs. Shatters my view that SUV has to equal very poor gas mileage.
Miami to Manhattan is a lot to do in one day. How long did it take in raw driving hours?
Miami to Manhattan is a lot to do in one day. How long did it take in raw driving hours?
12-31-2014, 02:14 PM
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Sorry, if I mistakenly gave the impression that I drove it in one day... I did not.
I think that mileage in one day is impossible to do.
What I meant that one can cover long distances in one day as it is a relaxing cruiser, and doesn't need refilling too often... the bigger issue is the human bladder ! And hunger !
Had several hotels/motels on both ways.
Especially on our way back, stopped when ever and where ever we felt like it.
I didn't worry about the spare at all. If it goes, then it goes. You fix it with the spraything, or call for help. To be honest I haven't even checked what this car comes with...but do recall reading here that US models have no spare.
I think that mileage in one day is impossible to do.
What I meant that one can cover long distances in one day as it is a relaxing cruiser, and doesn't need refilling too often... the bigger issue is the human bladder ! And hunger !
Had several hotels/motels on both ways.
Especially on our way back, stopped when ever and where ever we felt like it.
I didn't worry about the spare at all. If it goes, then it goes. You fix it with the spraything, or call for help. To be honest I haven't even checked what this car comes with...but do recall reading here that US models have no spare.
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12-31-2014, 08:29 PM
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Drove from Manhattan to Miami, for a cruise, came back yesterday.
Exhausted but happy to be back home !
Covered more than 2500 miles on our BT. Have to calculate later on how much diesel was consumed. Got a +40 miles/gallon reading many times on I-95 when I could keep the speed steady.
BT GLK is a very nice car to make long distances in one day, goes a looooooong way before needing refill....
And drives really nicely on highways. Almost like a train.
Exhausted but happy to be back home !
Covered more than 2500 miles on our BT. Have to calculate later on how much diesel was consumed. Got a +40 miles/gallon reading many times on I-95 when I could keep the speed steady.
BT GLK is a very nice car to make long distances in one day, goes a looooooong way before needing refill....
And drives really nicely on highways. Almost like a train.
12-31-2014, 08:57 PM
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To add on OP;
I just came back from road trip travelling from Toronto, ON to Manhattan, NYC.
Covered some 900 km one-way. My readings are at 10.3-10.6/100KM on highways while keeping up with car speed.
I have a 2010 GLK350 4matic.
I just came back from road trip travelling from Toronto, ON to Manhattan, NYC.
Covered some 900 km one-way. My readings are at 10.3-10.6/100KM on highways while keeping up with car speed.
I have a 2010 GLK350 4matic.
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01-04-2015, 11:37 AM
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Finally checked the figures, allthough they are not 100% accurate, as I do have now more in tank than I had when we left home, also rounded up all fillings to 15 gallons. Even if it was often in the region of 14,6-14,9 gallons per fill. Filled soon after the warning came on.
And it came to 32,51 MPG.
Also noticed we actually covered 2926 miles.
Still really happy !
Most likely I can still cover 200 miles to get the tank to exactly same level it was the day we left.
Which would bring the figure to roughly 35 MPG.
Pretty impressive.
And it came to 32,51 MPG.
Also noticed we actually covered 2926 miles.
Still really happy !
Most likely I can still cover 200 miles to get the tank to exactly same level it was the day we left.
Which would bring the figure to roughly 35 MPG.
Pretty impressive.
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01-04-2015, 04:55 PM
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2015 GLK 250 o3 clk 430 09 c 300
Went from Brighton Ontario to Port Charlottte. Fla in 2 days and got 10.1 on fuel $230 using premium Better and easier driving than a 2011 $75000 Yukon Denali. POS
01-05-2015, 06:14 PM
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We did L.A. > Sonoma/Napa for New Years; GLK was perfect on the highway and in the twisty mountain roads to some of our favorite wineries.
Only 22-23 mpg, but supreme gas is a good bit cheaper than diesel so it probably works out close...
Only 22-23 mpg, but supreme gas is a good bit cheaper than diesel so it probably works out close...
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01-07-2015, 12:26 AM
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FR-S, GLK, M5, 250KM Eclass
Just completed an SF to Tahoe and back trip, 512 miles on one tank! Not quite as much range as my previous ML bluetec, but a lot better MPG! This was with a cargo box on top as well which I was told would negatively affect my MPG by 1-2.
01-09-2015, 12:02 AM
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01-09-2015, 07:06 AM
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Well, we simply stayed overnight where ever....didn't pay much attention where we slept.... we just chose a hotel/motel that was reasonably priced, with breakfast and sort of was on our way.
On our way down , we stopped first night at Fayetteville, the second night we spent on seaside town, Fort Pierce. Then to Miami.
Coming back, stayed in Orlando, ( had to visit Universal Themepark) , then Titusville ( son wanted to see alligators there ! ) , then Myrtle Beach, to Virginia Beach and then back to Manhattan.
I did not have any issues finding diesel, 2 times went to a place that didn't have it, but they helpfully pointed me to the next station ( often less than 0.5 miles away ) that had it. When driving to a pump, diesel was often only available on one or two pumps, sometimes located to side.
But wouldn't consider that a problem, as You have to fill so rarely !
Normally I filled every morning ( if needed ) , close to hotel we stayed, before we hit the road.
On our way down , we stopped first night at Fayetteville, the second night we spent on seaside town, Fort Pierce. Then to Miami.
Coming back, stayed in Orlando, ( had to visit Universal Themepark) , then Titusville ( son wanted to see alligators there ! ) , then Myrtle Beach, to Virginia Beach and then back to Manhattan.
I did not have any issues finding diesel, 2 times went to a place that didn't have it, but they helpfully pointed me to the next station ( often less than 0.5 miles away ) that had it. When driving to a pump, diesel was often only available on one or two pumps, sometimes located to side.
But wouldn't consider that a problem, as You have to fill so rarely !
Normally I filled every morning ( if needed ) , close to hotel we stayed, before we hit the road.
01-10-2015, 11:40 AM
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2014 glk 250BT (RIP, 3/1/17}, 2010 C300
Palm Beach to Tampa to Atlanta to Memphis to Palm Beach 2400 miles total trip 37.1 on the computer, 36.1 calculated.
Palm Beach to Savannah to Palm Beach 37.4 computer 36.7 calculated.
Palm Beach to Tampa to Palm Beach 37.8
This motor rocks! Put the same motor in the E class and you get even better numbers
Palm Beach to Savannah to Palm Beach 37.4 computer 36.7 calculated.
Palm Beach to Tampa to Palm Beach 37.8
This motor rocks! Put the same motor in the E class and you get even better numbers
01-12-2015, 06:47 PM
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Well, we simply stayed overnight where ever....didn't pay much attention where we slept.... we just chose a hotel/motel that was reasonably priced, with breakfast and sort of was on our way.
On our way down , we stopped first night at Fayetteville, the second night we spent on seaside town, Fort Pierce. Then to Miami.
Coming back, stayed in Orlando, ( had to visit Universal Themepark) , then Titusville ( son wanted to see alligators there ! ) , then Myrtle Beach, to Virginia Beach and then back to Manhattan.
I did not have any issues finding diesel, 2 times went to a place that didn't have it, but they helpfully pointed me to the next station ( often less than 0.5 miles away ) that had it. When driving to a pump, diesel was often only available on one or two pumps, sometimes located to side.
But wouldn't consider that a problem, as You have to fill so rarely !
Normally I filled every morning ( if needed ) , close to hotel we stayed, before we hit the road.
On our way down , we stopped first night at Fayetteville, the second night we spent on seaside town, Fort Pierce. Then to Miami.
Coming back, stayed in Orlando, ( had to visit Universal Themepark) , then Titusville ( son wanted to see alligators there ! ) , then Myrtle Beach, to Virginia Beach and then back to Manhattan.
I did not have any issues finding diesel, 2 times went to a place that didn't have it, but they helpfully pointed me to the next station ( often less than 0.5 miles away ) that had it. When driving to a pump, diesel was often only available on one or two pumps, sometimes located to side.
But wouldn't consider that a problem, as You have to fill so rarely !
Normally I filled every morning ( if needed ) , close to hotel we stayed, before we hit the road.
Those suckers will fill up a car real fast...
