Up and out early for a 300 mile round trip with Baby D to visit the Hampton Court Palace Concours of Elegance. It’s the first time I’ve driven so close to London since the Congestion Charge and LEZ/ULEZ has been in place!
Weapon of choice was Baby D’s second choice, the SLK, which is fast becoming my favourite for boys-only road trips like this. Fun to drive and comfortable for long distances, also tiny so less of a concern when parking somewhere unknown.
It should be a bit thirsty being a 5.4 litre with a
supercharger plonked on top, and not helped by more aggressive cams, associated remap, etc, but the trip computer didn't seem to get the memo. Whenever we use it we see incredible MPG figures.
Around 6h 20m in the car, and the trip computer suggested that we achieved a ridiculous 37.6 MPG on the way and an overall average of 36.1 MPG when we arrived home. A brim to brim calculation confirms that the trip computer is hugely optimistic!
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