Sensible family daily wagon - Mercedes Benz S211 E500

[Gunk]

bolidemichael said:

June 2022

This final anachronistic post after fifty one months since having begun this thread!

Mrs Bolide returned from Glasgow after a week with a magnificent MPG return and purring about the satisfaction of driving Magnus. Sunken cost fallacy? Possibly, but right now, the S211 E500 is still ours and still wonderful to satisfy our varied requirements.



At the present moment in time, I'm feeling bittersweet as the forum into which I have invested so much time and encountered genuinely wonderful people that have enriched my life, seems to be eating itself from the head downwards.

I came off about 5 years ago and have dipped back in, not much has changed! Great car BTW a good friend of mine has a 2008 R500, he loves it, its a proper intercontinental express.

[bolidemichael]

Gunk said:

bolidemichael said:

June 2022

This final anachronistic post after fifty one months since having begun this thread!

Mrs Bolide returned from Glasgow after a week with a magnificent MPG return and purring about the satisfaction of driving Magnus. Sunken cost fallacy? Possibly, but right now, the S211 E500 is still ours and still wonderful to satisfy our varied requirements.



At the present moment in time, I'm feeling bittersweet as the forum into which I have invested so much time and encountered genuinely wonderful people that have enriched my life, seems to be eating itself from the head downwards.

I came off about 5 years ago and have dipped back in, not much has changed! Great car BTW a good friend of mine has a 2008 R500, he loves it, its a proper intercontinental express.

Thanks -- I imagine that his is the M273 equipped 5.5L V8... quite a rare thing!

[bolidemichael]

AC43 said:

bolidemichael said:

AC43 said:

bolidemichael said:

AC43 said:

bolidemichael said:

v8ben said:

So sad that you won't be here Michael, I'm lurker but I have loved your threads, wonderful. Thanks for all the entertainment and excellent geekery????

Hello Ben, thanks for the kind comments -- I do love the lurkers and am delighted when they reveal themselves (fnarr). I'm not threatening to leave, but commenting on the current malaise in which the values community to which I contribute finds itself -- and frustratingly, for unclear and seemingly spurious reasons.

Well I certainly enjoy reading about your 500 and your RR even though I don't comment particularly often.

I'm glad we recently figured out that we have a common connection and are now also connected on email.

I was actually with Stu on Friday evening for drinks and we toasted you, of whom he shares fond memories. He has somehow arrived at the conclusion that you're a petrolhead

Excellent :-)

Now I've been outed I might as well admit it. My name is AC43 and I have a problem with petrol.

Je suis AC43 et j'ai une probleme avec gasoline.

Et les gendarmes.

Ecrivez cent fois.

Il me faut uliliser le Distronic tout le temps.
Il me faut uliliser le Distronic tout le temps
.......

Merde

[JakeT]

bolidemichael said:

I have actually met the man in the real world and he is as you'd hope him to be, the type of chap that leaves you with a spring in your step. We were both knackered on a Saturday night and almost bailed, but we made the effort and it was worthwhile.

To address your request of enlightenment, frankly, he got naffed off with the sensation of intolerance limiting the natural course of interaction between largely genteel members of Pistonheads (in particular on the effect of said decisions on the barge thread) and expressed his views in no uncertain terms (though gentle in delivery, really) on his own thread. Now, the emphasis on 'his own' isn't to say that it is excluded from forum rules, but that he was banned within a couple of hours of having aired his thoughts on a Sunday evening (comments made as part of a general commentary on things that naffed him off, including the anti-car policy of Northumberland County Council that is allegedly killing the high street), which strongly indicates that bargeistes are being closely watched by those in a position to make such instant decisions.

Doesn't that make the environment feel a little pernicious towards long-standing and valued contributors -- in contrast to the little known and seldom revealed people that 'push the button'? Also of a sudden, it feels as though we have the illusion of a community, rather than having earned one through long-term time investment and interactions. This is why long-time PHers that don't seem to regularly indulge or promote hysterical behaviour are upset by the decision making of those-who-shall-not-be-named-in-case-a-forum-rule-is-invoked-against-me.

Edited by bolidemichael on Monday 13th June 23:12

Sounds like the moderation we’ve come to know and love hate.

I find some of it far too heavy handed with a condescending tone. The no name and shame is fair enough, but just remove that. Don’t wave the ban hammer and remove posters that really do add to the site. You can tell from the postings that JR is a good person, and makes reasonable points.

I think it’s reasons like these forms are on the wain and people take to twitter instead. Far less moderation, and just as much vitriol.

[AC43]

bolidemichael said:

AC43 said:

bolidemichael said:

AC43 said:

bolidemichael said:

AC43 said:

bolidemichael said:

v8ben said:

So sad that you won't be here Michael, I'm lurker but I have loved your threads, wonderful. Thanks for all the entertainment and excellent geekery????

Hello Ben, thanks for the kind comments -- I do love the lurkers and am delighted when they reveal themselves (fnarr). I'm not threatening to leave, but commenting on the current malaise in which the values community to which I contribute finds itself -- and frustratingly, for unclear and seemingly spurious reasons.

Well I certainly enjoy reading about your 500 and your RR even though I don't comment particularly often.

I'm glad we recently figured out that we have a common connection and are now also connected on email.

I was actually with Stu on Friday evening for drinks and we toasted you, of whom he shares fond memories. He has somehow arrived at the conclusion that you're a petrolhead

Excellent :-)

Now I've been outed I might as well admit it. My name is AC43 and I have a problem with petrol.

Je suis AC43 et j'ai une probleme avec gasoline.

Et les gendarmes.

Ecrivez cent fois.

Il me faut uliliser le Distronic tout le temps.
Il me faut uliliser le Distronic tout le temps
.......

Merde

It's alright; it just stops me getting nicked.

Unlike you, I don't have a cloak of invisibility and have to drive at under 120mph.

Fecking speed cameras & cops everywhere in France these days.......

Not like it was in the nineties, unfortunately,

[James72911]

Just wanted to add my thanks for a great thread. Thoroughly enjoyed reading about your long distance trips - makes me rather envious..!! Sadly, other than a trip to Ras Al Khaimah or Abu Dhabi (both approx 160km/100miles), no distances of any note to cover here... Once drove to Ha'il in Saudi Arabia, which is 1,700km, which was amazing, the scenery was spectacular, and roads mainly empty. Would love to drive back to the UK, but a couple of difficult countries in the way...

[bolidemichael]

JakeT said:

bolidemichael said:

I have actually met the man in the real world and he is as you'd hope him to be, the type of chap that leaves you with a spring in your step. We were both knackered on a Saturday night and almost bailed, but we made the effort and it was worthwhile.

To address your request of enlightenment, frankly, he got naffed off with the sensation of intolerance limiting the natural course of interaction between largely genteel members of Pistonheads (in particular on the effect of said decisions on the barge thread) and expressed his views in no uncertain terms (though gentle in delivery, really) on his own thread. Now, the emphasis on 'his own' isn't to say that it is excluded from forum rules, but that he was banned within a couple of hours of having aired his thoughts on a Sunday evening (comments made as part of a general commentary on things that naffed him off, including the anti-car policy of Northumberland County Council that is allegedly killing the high street), which strongly indicates that bargeistes are being closely watched by those in a position to make such instant decisions.

Doesn't that make the environment feel a little pernicious towards long-standing and valued contributors -- in contrast to the little known and seldom revealed people that 'push the button'? Also of a sudden, it feels as though we have the illusion of a community, rather than having earned one through long-term time investment and interactions. This is why long-time PHers that don't seem to regularly indulge or promote hysterical behaviour are upset by the decision making of those-who-shall-not-be-named-in-case-a-forum-rule-is-invoked-against-me.

Edited by bolidemichael on Monday 13th June 23:12

Sounds like the moderation we’ve come to know and love hate.

I find some of it far too heavy handed with a condescending tone. The no name and shame is fair enough, but just remove that. Don’t wave the ban hammer and remove posters that really do add to the site. You can tell from the postings that JR is a good person, and makes reasonable points.

I think it’s reasons like these forms are on the wain and people take to twitter instead. Far less moderation, and just as much vitriol.

Readers' Cars got me interested and the barge thread got me hooked. In August 2017 I decided to forego social media, as being presented with the sheer perfection of others' glamorous and unobtainable lives was getting me down. So I've been delighted with the opportunity to 'get to know' people slowly over the last four years or so and have actually communicated with and met a number of them. PH mods but retain a tenet that preserves the threads in which positive interactions happen and not fixate on petty administration for images that wouldn't make a vicar blush or comments that wouldn't offend anyone above the age of primary school.

[BrettMRC]

bolidemichael said:

JakeT said:

bolidemichael said:

I have actually met the man in the real world and he is as you'd hope him to be, the type of chap that leaves you with a spring in your step. We were both knackered on a Saturday night and almost bailed, but we made the effort and it was worthwhile.

To address your request of enlightenment, frankly, he got naffed off with the sensation of intolerance limiting the natural course of interaction between largely genteel members of Pistonheads (in particular on the effect of said decisions on the barge thread) and expressed his views in no uncertain terms (though gentle in delivery, really) on his own thread. Now, the emphasis on 'his own' isn't to say that it is excluded from forum rules, but that he was banned within a couple of hours of having aired his thoughts on a Sunday evening (comments made as part of a general commentary on things that naffed him off, including the anti-car policy of Northumberland County Council that is allegedly killing the high street), which strongly indicates that bargeistes are being closely watched by those in a position to make such instant decisions.

Doesn't that make the environment feel a little pernicious towards long-standing and valued contributors -- in contrast to the little known and seldom revealed people that 'push the button'? Also of a sudden, it feels as though we have the illusion of a community, rather than having earned one through long-term time investment and interactions. This is why long-time PHers that don't seem to regularly indulge or promote hysterical behaviour are upset by the decision making of those-who-shall-not-be-named-in-case-a-forum-rule-is-invoked-against-me.

Edited by bolidemichael on Monday 13th June 23:12

Sounds like the moderation we’ve come to know and love hate.

I find some of it far too heavy handed with a condescending tone. The no name and shame is fair enough, but just remove that. Don’t wave the ban hammer and remove posters that really do add to the site. You can tell from the postings that JR is a good person, and makes reasonable points.

I think it’s reasons like these forms are on the wain and people take to twitter instead. Far less moderation, and just as much vitriol.

Readers' Cars got me interested and the barge thread got me hooked. In August 2017 I decided to forego social media, as being presented with the sheer perfection of others' glamorous and unobtainable lives was getting me down. So I've been delighted with the opportunity to 'get to know' people slowly over the last four years or so and have actually communicated with and met a number of them. PH mods but retain a tenet that preserves the threads in which positive interactions happen and not fixate on petty administration for images that wouldn't make a vicar blush or comments that wouldn't offend anyone above the age of primary school.

There is something about a forum that more modern/mainstream social media just cannot replicate, reminds a bit of the old BBS days etc.

Random question: Do these E500 suffer with oil cooler issues at all?

[AC43]

BrettMRC said:

bolidemichael said:

JakeT said:

bolidemichael said:

I have actually met the man in the real world and he is as you'd hope him to be, the type of chap that leaves you with a spring in your step. We were both knackered on a Saturday night and almost bailed, but we made the effort and it was worthwhile.

To address your request of enlightenment, frankly, he got naffed off with the sensation of intolerance limiting the natural course of interaction between largely genteel members of Pistonheads (in particular on the effect of said decisions on the barge thread) and expressed his views in no uncertain terms (though gentle in delivery, really) on his own thread. Now, the emphasis on 'his own' isn't to say that it is excluded from forum rules, but that he was banned within a couple of hours of having aired his thoughts on a Sunday evening (comments made as part of a general commentary on things that naffed him off, including the anti-car policy of Northumberland County Council that is allegedly killing the high street), which strongly indicates that bargeistes are being closely watched by those in a position to make such instant decisions.

Doesn't that make the environment feel a little pernicious towards long-standing and valued contributors -- in contrast to the little known and seldom revealed people that 'push the button'? Also of a sudden, it feels as though we have the illusion of a community, rather than having earned one through long-term time investment and interactions. This is why long-time PHers that don't seem to regularly indulge or promote hysterical behaviour are upset by the decision making of those-who-shall-not-be-named-in-case-a-forum-rule-is-invoked-against-me.

Edited by bolidemichael on Monday 13th June 23:12

Sounds like the moderation we’ve come to know and love hate.

I find some of it far too heavy handed with a condescending tone. The no name and shame is fair enough, but just remove that. Don’t wave the ban hammer and remove posters that really do add to the site. You can tell from the postings that JR is a good person, and makes reasonable points.

I think it’s reasons like these forms are on the wain and people take to twitter instead. Far less moderation, and just as much vitriol.

Readers' Cars got me interested and the barge thread got me hooked. In August 2017 I decided to forego social media, as being presented with the sheer perfection of others' glamorous and unobtainable lives was getting me down. So I've been delighted with the opportunity to 'get to know' people slowly over the last four years or so and have actually communicated with and met a number of them. PH mods but retain a tenet that preserves the threads in which positive interactions happen and not fixate on petty administration for images that wouldn't make a vicar blush or comments that wouldn't offend anyone above the age of primary school.

There is something about a forum that more modern/mainstream social media just cannot replicate, reminds a bit of the old BBS days etc.

Random question: Do these E500 suffer with oil cooler issues at all?

Forums can still be pretty civil places. I like the MBClub UK one for that very reason. Noone seems intent on digging others out.

Re oil coolers; I used to have a car like Mr Bolide's and am not aware of any issues with them.

[idealstandard]

bolidemichael said:

I admire your discipline. As has been repeated continuously throughout this thread, my default setting in this car is to squeeze the pedal until I reach the horizon -- it is to the credit of the E500 that I feel comfortable doing that repeatedly as it's so solid, competent and composed at high speed -- it's in its element as it were. It possesses the ground covering elegance that may be absent from the E55 AMG, which is in possession of a five, rather than seven 'G' gearbox -- thanks to prodigious torques.

Another great update OP, as ever. My method in France is much like the previous poster also. I was pulled at a tollbooth about 8 years ago, clocked at 155kph and given a slap and a couple of hundred euros "fine" which was only payable if I furnished them with folding notes, strangely enough.

The policeman however did inform me that you want to be looking out for white estate cars (presumably french made - Citroen, peugeot, renault) or the access turnings on the autoroute in the 3-5km before a tollbooth as this is where they catch you and radio ahead. He also advised me that at all times stay below 180KPH because at that point a more severe member of the local constabulary may well want you to attend a face to face meeting at the local Bastille.

Since then I have been relatively careful and also quite lucky. However I was slapped with a "furious driving" charge in Spain (at a later date, by post - a courts summons actually) a few years ago after a particularly spirited one day Faro to London emergency run at Xmas. Ended up with a 2 year driving ban in Spain, which I of course made sure to adhere to in every which way.

Keep the updates coming

[Stegel]

BrettMRC said:

Random question: Do these E500 suffer with oil cooler issues at all?

Not so much “these” E500s, as my car is M273 engined, but it had a leak between the oil cooler and the oil filter housing (they’re mounted as a single unit) and between the filter housing and the block. A new unit wasn’t expensive and took me about 90 minutes to fit, including the necessary removal and refit of the belt tensioner (and a new belt).

[bolidemichael]

AC43 said:

bolidemichael said:

AC43 said:

bolidemichael said:

AC43 said:

bolidemichael said:

AC43 said:

bolidemichael said:

v8ben said:

So sad that you won't be here Michael, I'm lurker but I have loved your threads, wonderful. Thanks for all the entertainment and excellent geekery????

Hello Ben, thanks for the kind comments -- I do love the lurkers and am delighted when they reveal themselves (fnarr). I'm not threatening to leave, but commenting on the current malaise in which the values community to which I contribute finds itself -- and frustratingly, for unclear and seemingly spurious reasons.

Well I certainly enjoy reading about your 500 and your RR even though I don't comment particularly often.

I'm glad we recently figured out that we have a common connection and are now also connected on email.

I was actually with Stu on Friday evening for drinks and we toasted you, of whom he shares fond memories. He has somehow arrived at the conclusion that you're a petrolhead

Excellent :-)

Now I've been outed I might as well admit it. My name is AC43 and I have a problem with petrol.

Je suis AC43 et j'ai une probleme avec gasoline.

Et les gendarmes.

Ecrivez cent fois.

Il me faut uliliser le Distronic tout le temps.
Il me faut uliliser le Distronic tout le temps
.......

Merde

It's alright; it just stops me getting nicked.

Unlike you, I don't have a cloak of invisibility and have to drive at under 120mph.

Fecking speed cameras & cops everywhere in France these days.......

Not like it was in the nineties, unfortunately,

'Pulse and coast' as someone once described it in the barge thread. There are some that have the cahoonas to keep it pinned for miles -- they probably have points on their licence...

[bolidemichael]

James72911 said:

Just wanted to add my thanks for a great thread. Thoroughly enjoyed reading about your long distance trips - makes me rather envious..!! Sadly, other than a trip to Ras Al Khaimah or Abu Dhabi (both approx 160km/100miles), no distances of any note to cover here... Once drove to Ha'il in Saudi Arabia, which is 1,700km, which was amazing, the scenery was spectacular, and roads mainly empty. Would love to drive back to the UK, but a couple of difficult countries in the way...

Sounds great James -- you drove to Ha'il from where?

I'm quite surprised at the number of trips that I manage to get under my belt in this car -- I suppose that where there's a will... I'm hoping for many more, too.

[bolidemichael]

BrettMRC said:

bolidemichael said:

JakeT said:

bolidemichael said:

I have actually met the man in the real world and he is as you'd hope him to be, the type of chap that leaves you with a spring in your step. We were both knackered on a Saturday night and almost bailed, but we made the effort and it was worthwhile.

To address your request of enlightenment, frankly, he got naffed off with the sensation of intolerance limiting the natural course of interaction between largely genteel members of Pistonheads (in particular on the effect of said decisions on the barge thread) and expressed his views in no uncertain terms (though gentle in delivery, really) on his own thread. Now, the emphasis on 'his own' isn't to say that it is excluded from forum rules, but that he was banned within a couple of hours of having aired his thoughts on a Sunday evening (comments made as part of a general commentary on things that naffed him off, including the anti-car policy of Northumberland County Council that is allegedly killing the high street), which strongly indicates that bargeistes are being closely watched by those in a position to make such instant decisions.

Doesn't that make the environment feel a little pernicious towards long-standing and valued contributors -- in contrast to the little known and seldom revealed people that 'push the button'? Also of a sudden, it feels as though we have the illusion of a community, rather than having earned one through long-term time investment and interactions. This is why long-time PHers that don't seem to regularly indulge or promote hysterical behaviour are upset by the decision making of those-who-shall-not-be-named-in-case-a-forum-rule-is-invoked-against-me.

Edited by bolidemichael on Monday 13th June 23:12

Sounds like the moderation we’ve come to know and love hate.

I find some of it far too heavy handed with a condescending tone. The no name and shame is fair enough, but just remove that. Don’t wave the ban hammer and remove posters that really do add to the site. You can tell from the postings that JR is a good person, and makes reasonable points.

I think it’s reasons like these forms are on the wain and people take to twitter instead. Far less moderation, and just as much vitriol.

Readers' Cars got me interested and the barge thread got me hooked. In August 2017 I decided to forego social media, as being presented with the sheer perfection of others' glamorous and unobtainable lives was getting me down. So I've been delighted with the opportunity to 'get to know' people slowly over the last four years or so and have actually communicated with and met a number of them. PH mods but retain a tenet that preserves the threads in which positive interactions happen and not fixate on petty administration for images that wouldn't make a vicar blush or comments that wouldn't offend anyone above the age of primary school.

There is something about a forum that more modern/mainstream social media just cannot replicate, reminds a bit of the old BBS days etc.

Random question: Do these E500 suffer with oil cooler issues at all?

Perhaps it's the slower pace (though some threads move far too quickly to follow and I prefer to start from the beginning)? Or the intentionality of the forum (men plus cars -- loads of knobends though).

Oil cooler -- I didn't know it had one!

It has never presented an issue for me during ownership -- nor for the 30k odd miles prior to my ownership

[bolidemichael]

AC43 said:

BrettMRC said:

bolidemichael said:

JakeT said:

bolidemichael said:

I have actually met the man in the real world and he is as you'd hope him to be, the type of chap that leaves you with a spring in your step. We were both knackered on a Saturday night and almost bailed, but we made the effort and it was worthwhile.

To address your request of enlightenment, frankly, he got naffed off with the sensation of intolerance limiting the natural course of interaction between largely genteel members of Pistonheads (in particular on the effect of said decisions on the barge thread) and expressed his views in no uncertain terms (though gentle in delivery, really) on his own thread. Now, the emphasis on 'his own' isn't to say that it is excluded from forum rules, but that he was banned within a couple of hours of having aired his thoughts on a Sunday evening (comments made as part of a general commentary on things that naffed him off, including the anti-car policy of Northumberland County Council that is allegedly killing the high street), which strongly indicates that bargeistes are being closely watched by those in a position to make such instant decisions.

Doesn't that make the environment feel a little pernicious towards long-standing and valued contributors -- in contrast to the little known and seldom revealed people that 'push the button'? Also of a sudden, it feels as though we have the illusion of a community, rather than having earned one through long-term time investment and interactions. This is why long-time PHers that don't seem to regularly indulge or promote hysterical behaviour are upset by the decision making of those-who-shall-not-be-named-in-case-a-forum-rule-is-invoked-against-me.

Edited by bolidemichael on Monday 13th June 23:12

Sounds like the moderation we’ve come to know and love hate.

I find some of it far too heavy handed with a condescending tone. The no name and shame is fair enough, but just remove that. Don’t wave the ban hammer and remove posters that really do add to the site. You can tell from the postings that JR is a good person, and makes reasonable points.

I think it’s reasons like these forms are on the wain and people take to twitter instead. Far less moderation, and just as much vitriol.

Readers' Cars got me interested and the barge thread got me hooked. In August 2017 I decided to forego social media, as being presented with the sheer perfection of others' glamorous and unobtainable lives was getting me down. So I've been delighted with the opportunity to 'get to know' people slowly over the last four years or so and have actually communicated with and met a number of them. PH mods but retain a tenet that preserves the threads in which positive interactions happen and not fixate on petty administration for images that wouldn't make a vicar blush or comments that wouldn't offend anyone above the age of primary school.

There is something about a forum that more modern/mainstream social media just cannot replicate, reminds a bit of the old BBS days etc.

Random question: Do these E500 suffer with oil cooler issues at all?

Forums can still be pretty civil places. I like the MBClub UK one for that very reason. Noone seems intent on digging others out.

Re oil coolers; I used to have a car like Mr Bolide's and am not aware of any issues with them.

I have come across the odd knob on some threads on MB Club (such as the guy that made the horse riding lady cry and the others that rallied around him!).

[bolidemichael]

idealstandard said:

bolidemichael said:

I admire your discipline. As has been repeated continuously throughout this thread, my default setting in this car is to squeeze the pedal until I reach the horizon -- it is to the credit of the E500 that I feel comfortable doing that repeatedly as it's so solid, competent and composed at high speed -- it's in its element as it were. It possesses the ground covering elegance that may be absent from the E55 AMG, which is in possession of a five, rather than seven 'G' gearbox -- thanks to prodigious torques.

Another great update OP, as ever. My method in France is much like the previous poster also. I was pulled at a tollbooth about 8 years ago, clocked at 155kph and given a slap and a couple of hundred euros "fine" which was only payable if I furnished them with folding notes, strangely enough.

The policeman however did inform me that you want to be looking out for white estate cars (presumably french made - Citroen, peugeot, renault) or the access turnings on the autoroute in the 3-5km before a tollbooth as this is where they catch you and radio ahead. He also advised me that at all times stay below 180KPH because at that point a more severe member of the local constabulary may well want you to attend a face to face meeting at the local Bastille.

Since then I have been relatively careful and also quite lucky. However I was slapped with a "furious driving" charge in Spain (at a later date, by post - a courts summons actually) a few years ago after a particularly spirited one day Faro to London emergency run at Xmas. Ended up with a 2 year driving ban in Spain, which I of course made sure to adhere to in every which way.

Keep the updates coming

Cripes, it seems as though I'm on borrowed time judging by all of your experiences!

[bolidemichael]

Stegel said:

BrettMRC said:

Random question: Do these E500 suffer with oil cooler issues at all?

Not so much “these” E500s, as my car is M273 engined, but it had a leak between the oil cooler and the oil filter housing (they’re mounted as a single unit) and between the filter housing and the block. A new unit wasn’t expensive and took me about 90 minutes to fit, including the necessary removal and refit of the belt tensioner (and a new belt).

Thank you Steve. I was hoping that you'd come along with an informed opinion.

[James72911]

bolidemichael said:

Sounds great James -- you drove to Ha'il from where?

I'm quite surprised at the number of trips that I manage to get under my belt in this car -- I suppose that where there's a will... I'm hoping for many more, too.

From Dubai - about 400km to the Saudi border, then 1300km through Saudi - going we stopped in Riyadh, coming back we did it in one hit - clocked up 1000km of driving in one day, which I was impressed with, but you manage on a regular basis!

Here is a picture of our rig;

[bolidemichael]

James72911 said:

From Dubai - about 400km to the Saudi border, then 1300km through Saudi - going we stopped in Riyadh, coming back we did it in one hit - clocked up 1000km of driving in one day, which I was impressed with, but you manage on a regular basis!

Here is a picture of our rig;

Can you indulge us further with the story of your journey? It likes like you were on a mission...

Also, what is it like covering long distances in
that part of the works? Do they have slick and numerous service stations, or just outposts?

A PHer named RMcDG (or similar) regularly tows cars with his Cayenne from somewhere in Canada to Arizona and racks up huge mileages!

[baxb]

Another one who looks out for updates on this thread, be sorry to see it end, but can't say i'd blame you if the likes of R129sl are being banned.

I sold these things new back at the time yours was coming out of the showroom in 04 so do have a soft spot for them. That V8 was never the last word in power, but such a lovely smooth thing & easy to see how you do the miles so effortlessly in Magnus.

The latest updates have me looking forward to my euro trip down to near Alicante in Sept on two wheels, good luck with your upcoming Euro spin with the lad BM!