[diesel_mercedes] Road trip/ charging issues sorted

 


I feel your pain Rob ;

As I've been driving mostly cheap or really old vehicles my entire life , I'm comfortable toodling along in the slow lane @ 60 , the 240D loves it there and gets fantastic fuel mileage .

Criss crossing America in 36HP VW's was fun for decades , I enjoyed the sight seeing aspect a lot .

Once in a while though , I get a " wild hair " and need some speed .

SWMBO doesn't like me to exceed 60 MPH and complains loudly when I make up for that by whizzing through the corners without slowing down any....

-Nate
      Rob   wrote :

The cheapo meter has 3 lights for Alt: low, normal, high. (and 3 for the battery)
Before it was flickering on 'low', now 'Normal' most of the time.
I also checked under the hood, and it read fine too. (I forgot the exact numbers)

I'm sure you're right, though I don't know if I could stand driving 60 all the way up there.
The '85 has higher gears.

That said, years ago I drove a overloaded Toyota PU w/ a trailer across the country, and took most hills at 20mph.

Rob
Garden Grove

 

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