OK - some random thoughts now that I have an Heirloom Tomato salad in me.
When they say that eastern WA is really dry and hot, they actually mean it is really dry and hot. High desert - very cool, er, hot.
Her driver's manual says 350SL, and lists engine capacity as 4.5 liters.
She doesn't like to down shift much, but then again it is rarely needed.
She generates a LOT of heat.
Really likes cooler air at night, noticeably happier at speed.
She generates a LOT of heat.
She handles well enough to have saved a snake despite my motoring at a good clip.
Industrial scale wheat harvesting doesn't do good things for air quality.
Never pass up good gas in north central OR. Never.
Did I mention she generates a LOT of heat.
Route 19 to 218 is simply fantastic. Fantastic. So long as you don't pass up good gas before you get there.
If you pass good gas right off the 84 you will have an urge to hug the gas station attendant in Fossil OR. Don't do that - he'll think it is weird. Give him a tip instead, he'll like that.
Merc isn't effortless, you can feel the engine pushing the mass forward, but it makes that effort seem effortless. Yes, that makes sense but probably only to SL owners.
Really big steering wheels are cool.
Downtown Bend is worth the trip even if it were not on the way.
Anyone know how to get power to the cigarette lighter so I can listen to Sirius?
darn, Mercedes built these well.
Popping the hood when you stop for makes starting her a lot easier. Probably because she generates a lot of heat. Did I mention that?
Pictures to follow.