SL/R129: Mileage
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From: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
1999 SL 500 & 2011 E 550 4Matic
Mileage
We are up to 61,000 miles on our 1999. Driving 3 or 4 days a week. A mix of highway and in town driving. Not as much heavy footed driving lately.
The average of 47 mileage declarations I have collected off various posts = 75,320 miles for those 47 R129 owners.
The lowest ... crb49 at 8,500 miles. Who owned that "used" car before?
The highest ... EsEl at 195,000 miles. Keep on truckin!
What are you at right now on the odometer?
What year is your R129?
How often do you drive it?
And what type of driving?
The average of 47 mileage declarations I have collected off various posts = 75,320 miles for those 47 R129 owners.
The lowest ... crb49 at 8,500 miles. Who owned that "used" car before?
The highest ... EsEl at 195,000 miles. Keep on truckin!
What are you at right now on the odometer?
What year is your R129?
How often do you drive it?
And what type of driving?
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From: Socal
1991 300sl 5 speed manual
We are up to 61,000 miles on our 1999. Driving 3 or 4 days a week. A mix of highway and in town driving. Not as much heavy footed driving lately.
The average of 47 mileage declarations I have collected off various posts = 75,320 miles for those 47 R129 owners.
The lowest ... crb49 at 8,500 miles. Who owned that "used" car before?
The highest ... EsEl at 195,000 miles. Keep on truckin!
What are you at right now on the odometer?
What year is your R129?
How often do you drive it?
And what type of driving?
The average of 47 mileage declarations I have collected off various posts = 75,320 miles for those 47 R129 owners.
The lowest ... crb49 at 8,500 miles. Who owned that "used" car before?
The highest ... EsEl at 195,000 miles. Keep on truckin!
What are you at right now on the odometer?
What year is your R129?
How often do you drive it?
And what type of driving?
Year 1991
Daily
To work and on vacation and car shows..
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From: Kuwait
SL55
mileage: 159,200k km (99.5k miles), but i only put ~1.3k km of those yet 
year: 1993 (2 owners before me)
i intend to drive it 5 times a week after wheels/tire change (conversion bolts arriving very soon), and i drive it nowadays 3 times a week approximately
type of driving i got the car for: "normal", not spirited by any measure .. i did take it gradually up from 80km/h to 140km/h to feel the pull in the short miles i put on, but nothing major other than that. and i don't intend to change the way i use it.
i think (and intend that) i will have it close to the 200k km (125k mile) point by the end of this year
year: 1993 (2 owners before me)
i intend to drive it 5 times a week after wheels/tire change (conversion bolts arriving very soon), and i drive it nowadays 3 times a week approximately
type of driving i got the car for: "normal", not spirited by any measure .. i did take it gradually up from 80km/h to 140km/h to feel the pull in the short miles i put on, but nothing major other than that. and i don't intend to change the way i use it.
i think (and intend that) i will have it close to the 200k km (125k mile) point by the end of this year
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From: Kuwait
SL55
i'm expecting my conversion bolts within those two days to arrive, and the dealer already told me that i can come and check if those r230 18"s will fit my car with the new bolts
can i have a look at more pics from diff angles with those wheels?
and, good luck with the sale
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2000 MR-S daily driver, 1997 SL600 weekend fun, 1999 ML430 tow vehicle
2nd owner, 1997 Sl 600, just hit 81,000 last weekend, daily driver, spirited driving style, accept in winter months, then gotta dig out the ML
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From: So. Cal
1985 380 SL 2001 SL 500 2007 E350 Sport 2008 T & C Ltd.
A business professional who drove 4 miles to work and had two other cars. Bought it a year ago with 6300 on the clock.
Driving the wheels off...13,500. The way I figure it, I'm still about 15k under the average.
2001
2-3 x's/wk
Lo rider to spirited.
Driving the wheels off
...13,500. The way I figure it, I'm still about 15k under the average. 2001
2-3 x's/wk
Lo rider to spirited.
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From: So California
2000 SL500
2000 SL500 Triple Black Sport
Bought my 2000 SL500 Triple Black Sport w/ 20K miles in 7/06.
Just turned 27K miles 3/07.
It's my daily driver. Averaging 200 miles/week town and freeway.
I love to shift this five speed auto so I have been checking my gas consumption lately and it has averaged 16.4 MPG/tank.
Just turned 27K miles 3/07.
It's my daily driver. Averaging 200 miles/week town and freeway.
I love to shift this five speed auto so I have been checking my gas consumption lately and it has averaged 16.4 MPG/tank.
