MASA

On the way to work I decided to stop by the Shell station to get gas even though I had half a tank left. As always I didn't bother to look at the prices and went on to fill up using the usual 91 octane. To my surprise when I went in to pay, the cost was an astonishing $31.58! I assume that means to fill up a full tank it would cost $63.16? This is in the San Francisco area by the way. Is everyone else paying this much?

bmwnomore

Premium gas is up to about $ 2.35 per gallon here in Pennsylvania, USA. At that price I can't see ringing up a $ 60.00 fuel bill.

britsballer8

91 gas is like 2.77 here in newport beach...so its crazy high

Duo-Art

I paid $2.54 for premium yesterday in the Chicago area. I also calculated my milage for the first time, 21.1 M.P.G. The F.P.G.* makes it worth while.

Mel

* Fun Per Gallon

AMG SLK55

91 over $3 in parts of Nv. & Ca. @#$%^&*

BostonSLK350

We are at about 2.50 or so for premium 93 octane here in the Boston area

GDawgC220

How big is the tank on the r171?

$31 for a half tank of gas seems a bit high...figure 16 gallon tank a full tank @ 2.99/gal would be 47.84.

right now, it's $2.29-$2.39 for 93 around the Boston area.

SLK350Z

SLK has 18.5 gallon tank so if the gas is $3 then full tank would be around $55.

GDawgC220

gotcha. even at half tank, that's pretty expensive...maybe fuel gauge was off? half would only be about $27ish...and that's assuming you run it try. Reserve should come on at 16 gallons or so, about $48 if you do it when the reserve light comes on.

steve-p

Or around 58 GBP ($110) in the UK

NeilC123

So basically what this means is...if you want a big engined SLK - get ready to mortgage your house to pay for fuel bills. Looks like if I ever get a new SLK/SL I will go for the bottom of the range - otherwise i could get another car with the fuel bills of the bigger engined ones.

I have to say one thing I do find a little annoying about the new SLKs is the lack of kompressor - there is nothing so cool as when you are overtaking someone to just engage the kompressor (like a turbo boost) and to swish past - why have they taken this fun aspect out of the new SLKs?! (I know..I know I have watched Too Fast Too Furious a few too many times :o) but surely I can't be the only one who liked the feeling of pushing the old SLK to the limit and then having that little bit extra still to engage when u felt like it?)

SLK350Magnum

OHHHHHH don't get me started about fuel prices, our current politicians, Oil companies record profits, and the "terrorist" fuel premium we are paying...OHHHHH....OHHHHHHH BRUDDAH!!!

vraa

2.27$ here.
I take 50$ to fill up my X5.

SLK350Z

I think I'm not going to complain about gas price anymore

evanichka

yeah the US has it pretty easy on gas prices... if you look at other countries in asia... youll appreciate it

vraa

In some Middle Eastern countries it's almost nothing...

I spend 50$ per tank on my X5.

NeilC123

Damn it - no wonder the rest of the world is so poor with people from the middle east having such cheap petrol and charging so much to the rest of us!

vantage78

Hi SLK350Z, sorry to hijack, but I noticed that you have a 350Z and the SLK350. Can you comment on these two cars? Is the SLK350 faster than the Z?

Thanks (maybe you could start a new thread to talk about this comparison?)

SLK350Magnum

You know what? This isn't the UK, This is not Switzerland, nor is it France, Italy or Bulgaria..Americans are getting hosed at the pumps..I'm surprized that the petroleum companies are not trying to sell vaseline at the pumps...We have the oil ...and now they are going to drill Alaska...(That will probably go to Japan,) It is just simple politics...... :v