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[05omegav6]

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Yes that really is 6.9 mpg Didn't take much to top it up though...



And this is what you get for it...



658 miles from 93 gallons

Having been halfway round the M25 and back, this was a welcome site heading home...

[Rog]

SWMBO has a Volvo 940 that cost just short of £100 to fill up, but's not that bad.

So what is it a T72 tank or something   

[albitz]

Looking at the diagram on the dash,I would guess at an artic tractor unit.

[05omegav6]

  Not quite...

One of theses...

http://trucks.autotrader.co.uk/mobile/stock-item-id/8a78aa0a3fbd6af5013fceacf1a9227a/advert?sort=PriceAsc&keywords=&bodytype=unspecified&make=mercedes-benz&model=actros&minimumprice=&maximumprice=&radius=&minimumregistrationyear=&maximumregistrationyear=&locationName=Swanton%20Morley&latitude=52.7139&longitude=0.9875&postcode=NR20

 

[05omegav6]

Looking at the diagram on the dash,I would guess at an artic tractor unit.

A packet of buttons on it's way to Albs

[albitz]

I was hoping for a cigar.

[Mr.OmegaMan]

460bhp Sweet! What's that then 0-60 in 4.5 s ? 

Nice looking Mercedes you got there Al.

[biggriffin]

Commonly known as a recycled u.boat in the job,and at 9.6 id guess a shopping trolley 

[05omegav6]

460bhp Sweet! What's that then 0-60 in 4.5 s ? 

Nice looking Mercedes you got there Al.

14 seconds more like by the time the gearbox has woken up

Was actually quite a good day from an experience point of view. All the short, sharp showers on sunbaked roads have made them really greasy which gave the ESP a good work out...

Commonly known as a recycled u.boat in the job,and at 6.9id guess a shopping trolley 

Fixed They have an older Axor on the fleet, which is known locally as 'The Skip' but is at least a manual... given they way they rust, you're not wrong about recycled the U boat though

Personally prefer driving this...



520 Bhp, and I-shift, which is basically an automatic that knows what you're thinking. But being an agency driver, it doesn't happen very often

[Andy B]

Years ago I pulled alongside a solo tractor unit at the lights one morning on my way home from work. Mr HGV decided to give me a run for my money ....... I only overtook him as his speed limiter kicked in!      

[05omegav6]

Without a trailer the power to weight ratio jumps from 10-14 bhp/t to 85-95 bhp/t,  with torque to match

They can get quite tail happy with no weight over the rear axle, which is, erm, interesting when you're sat seven feet off the ground

[aaronjb]

They can get quite tail happy with no weight over the rear axle, which is, erm, interesting when you're sat seven feet off the ground

Something like this, Al? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8Eh7BBqOQ

[omega3000]

They can get quite tail happy with no weight over the rear axle, which is, erm, interesting when you're sat seven feet off the ground

Something like this, Al? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8Eh7BBqOQ

  Thats cheating without the trailer 

[Kevin Wood]

They can get quite tail happy with no weight over the rear axle, which is, erm, interesting when you're sat seven feet off the ground

Something like this, Al? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8Eh7BBqOQ

Magic. Ermm... Give us a shout next time you've got an empty run. We'll meet at Tesco's car park...

[05omegav6]

They can get quite tail happy with no weight over the rear axle, which is, erm, interesting when you're sat seven feet off the ground

Something like this, Al? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT8Eh7BBqOQ

1100 bhp is just greedy like to see that with a trailer on it

Magic. Ermm... Give us a shout next time you've got an empty run. We'll meet at Tesco's car park...

Don't tempt me