statwagon

~$3.80 / gal (premium) and rising here in the Milwaukee burbs...over 70 bucks to fill her up today...

(I realize the folks outside the US (re Europe) have always paid dearly for the juice - but this is uncharted territory in these parts!)

-Tom

DFW01E55

Use regular then. The computer will adjust the timing to cover for the lower octane. You'll lose some hp and maybe mpg's but gain efficiency on cost. Do the mpg v. cost math and see if it reduces your cost.

MidniteBluBenz

No way I'd put 87 in a 55K car. It's $1.22/L ~ 4.63/gal out here. Damn speculators.

2MANYCARS

$4.20/G here in Bayside, NY. Filled up my ML63 yesterday and it was a whopping 90 dollars. Most expensive fill up to date.

DFW01E55

Why?
Go ahead, be a heretic!

MBE50003

heard somewhere in the next 4 years or so it should reach near $7!!!!
im walking or moving to NY if that happens

OzE55

The ECUs ability to adapt to MON/RON grade will be limited on the downside. At least in OZ (Euro spec) minimum fuel is premium unleaded (95 RON which, I think is 91 MON, in the USA). I would be very careful saving a dollar (or two) a tank on gas with a squillion $$$$ engine.

metalica_23

I agree. And of course, the first thought that comes to mind is, if you're worried about the cost of gas, you probably shouldn't own this car! I'm all for saving a buck where needed, but I certainly wouldn't want to lose any HP over it...

tommy25000

Thats what I am taking about, you have to pay to play

statwagon

Not worried, just making conversation........

-Tom

metalica_23

Fair enough! I definitely catch the price tag. The Beast has a fuel tank the same size as my Escalade! Those 20+ gallon fill ups are noticed. Of course, the gas station close to my work also still has a $50 cap on the tanks from like 10 years ago (when no one hit $50). So, you can either leave with 2/3 of a tank, or you can re-swipe your credit card. Ridiculous.

They refuse to get rid of it, so now I don't gas up there any more...

transferred

transferred

correct. they can get 93 on the east coast, like europe's 97

ProV1

i feel your pain.. and to those bickering "u gotta pay to play", well no chit!! when the oil price hits $150+/gal and a f##kin chaos ensues, please sing the same song.

wit the declining economy & rising gas prices, already dismal resale value of 12MPG E55 will be nose diving even faster now

theeddie

try 44 gallons at $4.06


sucks to fill up the excusersion

bigben320e

You do have a point. I foresee AMG's selling faster and lower than ever now. For that matter it has already happened, I see more AMG's (a lot of of other high-end's also) on Ebay, Autotrader and other sites than ever before. The prices that are on them there and at auctions is absolutely insane. A CLS55 with less than 20K miles went for $53K! E55's, forget about it, even lower.

The gas is a real issue and a real problem. It is tiring of hearing the "overextended" or "pay to play" sayings. Sure I can pay it, sure I love my MB's (all 3) but if gas was at $3 of course I would love it. I would never use anything less than 93, because lower octanes causes problems with the systems in our cars.

Why are people on this forum trying to justify spending more money out of YOUR pocket. Sounds nuts to me. Less money spent is less money regardless if you make 100K a year or half a mil. It's money. Period.

An increase in huge jumps in any product causes issues on a large scale, and that's real. When you have fortune 500/100 corporations laying off, losing billions of dollars, and changing the structure due to gas that's a problem. What will you tell them? Hey, you gotta pay to play? Hey you got it, you can afford it? LOL.

markpgizmo

We are over $4.00 a gallon for premium and premium in CA is ONLY 91 octane. So really we are paying premium prices for midgrade

BeE55AMG

about $3.50 here in Southeast Louisiana. I'm in the burbs of New Orleans.

BenzoBoi

+1

vb26

how about this scenario. MB & BMW join forces and find alternative energy which puts hybrids to shame. you do not need a transition phase since you'll be able to recharge these vehicles on your own. All of the sudden oil is down in the pennies in a matter of few days till the news spreads to every corner. a generation of new AMG's "more efficient" ensues. some of you guys need to be more optimistic,,,we may be closer to this then we think.

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/i...onent-sharing/

por997s

I have to laugh at you guys complaining about petrol prices. GBP £104 to fill up the beast with Super Unleaded Plus 97ron! Over $200! £1.30 per litre nearly $12 per gallon. Have fun guys!

OzE55

To be cynical and answer your question, and not wanting to start a 'war', the US is final entering the realm of the rest of the world. The US consumer has been overly protected from real world issues/needs. The 'consumption' society is not going to be happy with the pace of change it will need to endure to 'catch up' to Europe and the rest of the world. I think its been much easier for 'outsiders' see whats going on and what's likely to happen than US society in general who seem to be 'protected' intellectually and fiscally from world and internal economic events. I think the sub prime mortgage ice berg in the US is yet to play out and there may be a lot of very unhappy and poor people to content with.
IMO your gas will reach $5-6/gallon, probably, in the next 12 months. OPEC is going to squeeze everyone. And I'm afraid that the US multi-trillion dollar debt will have very profound effects in the US and abroad. I just hope that the current crop of US presidential hopefulls have the will and power to manage the change and hopefully not at the expense of the rest of the world.

Please dont mistake my answer to your question as anti-US sentiment. Its not. Its an outsiders view. I love the place. I lived in Boston for a few years and have many dear friends in the US who my family and I visit regularly.

I'm off my soap box. But you did ask!

sack5000

agree, totally. Use recycled motor oil as well, lose whatever save some bucks!!!

statwagon

Hey, don't get me started! - I'm headed to your fair country next month for a holiday and am NOT looking forward to getting "pounded" every time I pull my little weak-a** dollar out of my pocket! The exchange rate is brutal right now. But hey, we're not in a recession, are we boys?

As my original post stated - we're just starting to see hints of the prices you guys across the pond have been paying for years...

waxking1

We're at $3.70 per gallon for premium. As far as resale value goes, you haven't lost anything unless you sell your car. If you're worried about the high gas prices but still want performance,

http://www.teslamotors.com/