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| My '05 G500 (graphite/black)
Hello everyone -
I'm trying to get my photos so you can see... Here we are in our 'new' G500 on the day we bought our Northern CA DeLorme topo atlas/gazeteer (thanks, Harald, for the tip -- we've already bookmarked some places we want to go...is Spider Lake still closed?) We don't as yet have the personalized plates, which will not come for 8+ weeks. We ordered the nice photo of Yosemite's Half Dome, and the plate name will be Ganisha, honoring the (Hindu) God of tough passages, given well need all the help we can get. So far, I am learning the implications of the G's turning circle (life is a buch of U-turns around here). Having expected little in the way of gas economy, I was pleasantly surprised to run at 15 MPG on my freeway trip instead of the 13 I'd been led to expect (or did I have a tailwind both ways?). Major accomplishment so far has been getting the (jammed) 2nd row center headrest out to improve the visibility. Don't worry, I won't be seating anyone there, and its absence is a great improvement. I read the cool article today in Mercedes Enthusiast (3/07) about the Gs that support the Paris to Beijing 'E-class Experience' run. (Linda's car 2.JPG) Attachments ----------------  Linda's car 2.JPG (572KB - 3 downloads) | ||
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| hus55 Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: north cyprus,lapta. Vehicle(s): 300GDS, G300 LONG,300GDT CLK55 AMG CAB. Posts: 2230  | RE: My '05 G500 (graphite/black) ABSOLUTE BEAUTY LINDA  I LOVE THAT COLOUR,ITS SO MUCH WARMER THAN SILVER AND BLACK  ENJOY  | |
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| Ed Mclass Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Vehicle(s): 1958 180a, 2010 GLK, 2000 G 500, 2005 SLK 350 Posts: 1215  | Re: My '05 G500 (graphite/black) Are those tires Yokohama Geolanders?  Edited by Ed Mclass 4/8/2007 7:25 AM | |
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| PolishEagle Regular Date registered: Feb 2007 Location: New Jersey Vehicle(s): 2003 G500; 2002 CLK55 1981 380SL; 2007 R320 Posts: 66  | RE: My '05 G500 (graphite/black) Very pretty. and the G under the ladies not bad either!  Good luck with her, my 2nd favor color after silver and black! hahaha May Ganisha give you enjoyable memories in your new G.  | |
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| Re: My '05 G500 (graphite/black) Looks nice.. I like that color too... dont think i have ever seen one like that. As for mpg.. you if you stay under 70 mph you get grate milage. 70+ it drops a lot. 80-90 mph you dont even want to ad it up | ||
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| spots350sl Veteran Date registered: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois Vehicle(s): 2003 G500, 1972 350SL Posts: 222  | ||
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| DesertStar Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: San Diego, CA USA Vehicle(s): 85-280GE/95-G320/08-G500 Posts: 2156 | ||
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| cyntaxx Veteran Date registered: Aug 2006 Location: Indianapolis, IN Vehicle(s): 2002 G500 Posts: 248 | RE: My '05 G500 (graphite/black) Linda in Santa Cruz - 4/8/2007 3:52 AM Major accomplishment so far has been getting the (jammed) 2nd row center headrest out to improve the visibility. Don't worry, I won't be seating anyone there, and its absence is a great improvement. Love the graphite! Any interest in selling the headrest?  | |
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| hus55 Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: north cyprus,lapta. Vehicle(s): 300GDS, G300 LONG,300GDT CLK55 AMG CAB. Posts: 2230 | RE: My '05 G500 (graphite/black) i think its called "cubanite silver" or the latter name "travertine beige" or the classic name "smoke silver".  | |
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| Re: My '05 G500 (graphite/black) Maxwell Smart - 4/9/2007 1:31 PM Congratulations. One of my favourite G colours. Guess you'll need the space in there if you want to carry a Gamelan ensemble.... (interesting by the way - have been fascinated by both Gamelan and Baroque) For the headrest just pull it out about half way and then very strongly pull it out the rest of the way. I find it easier when you have a bit of a run up to pull it out. Thanks for the scoop on getting the headrest out. The hardest part was dehypnotizing ourselves so that we stopped thinking there was some kind of secret release somewhere. Once we started the dedicated hauling,  :banghead: it came loose pretty fast. Next time we'll try the run up method As for hauling gamelans and harpsichords, I haven't even thought of it! But you are right, *something* will be able to fit. So you are fortunate to be right in prime gamelan and Baroque playing country. There is an active group at South Bank Centre, and London Baroque and lots of other groups doing historically-informed performance. My main performer connection in London is the Baroque/Classical violinist Monica Hugget. We have recorded together and made quite a few concerts. Cheers, Linda | ||
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| 4x4abc Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico Vehicle(s): 02 G500  | ||
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