I feel your pain paul...i took a trip to the napa valley this weekend got reamed for fuel...i never noticed the increase in diesel price until now! --- LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No, Kleb ... buy stock in or open your own GreaseCar > franchise. > > On 8/13/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > holy crap. Oh well folks, get ready for the end > times. > > > > Paul Raheb wrote: > > > > > Last week I filled up with Diesel at $2.79. > > > TODAY I *S.A.B.* WHEN I FILLED UP WITH DIESEL > AT $3.15/gal. > > > OTHER FREEWAY CLOSE LOCATIONS ARE CONVENIENCE > PRICED AT $3.29 to $3.39/gal. > > > > > > > > > Paul > > > Visalia, CA > > > > > > 1985 300TD-T "Mommy Wagon" > > > 1984 300D-T "Hot Rod" > > > PaulRaheb(at)comcast.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:25:48 +0000 > > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>Subject: Mercedes Digest, Vol 3, Issue 95 > > >> > > >>Message: 4 > > >>Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 15:04:31 -0400 > > >>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>Subject: [MBZ] Diesel Vs Gas Choice > > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > charset="iso-8859-1"; > > >>reply-type=original > > >> > > >>Hi All, > > >> > > >>Normally, this would be a no-brainer - I'd buy > the diesel - but with the > > >>increase in diesel fuel and the price > differential between E300Ds and > > >>comparable E320s, I'm having trouble seeing the > best car to buy. > > >> > > >>Here's the deal: my wife has a 4 day/week, 100 > mile round trip commute. > > >>She wants something safe, comfortable and > economical for the drive. My 1st > > >>choice is a 96-99 E300D but they're pretty > scarce and when I find one they > > >>have a ~ $5000 premium over a comparable gas > E320. Also, the price of > > >>diesel keeps going up and last I checked was > around $2.40 - $2.50. > > >> > > >>So, I have to factor in: > > >> -- the rising cost of diesel fuel (of course, > gas is getting really high > > >>also) > > >> -- the price premium for Gas Vs. Diesel > vehicles > > >> -- the expected higher maintanence costs for > the Gas engine > > >> -- the longer lifespan & reduced maint of a > diesel > > >> -- most 96-99 E300Ds are high mileage. > > >> -- ?? Anything else I've forgotten? > > >> > > >>What do ya'll think??? Should I consider a E320 > or keep looking for a > > >>reasonable 96-99 E300D > > >>Thanks for your insight, > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > > > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > > 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, > > 85 300D, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, > > 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 > > Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts > > > > _______________________________________ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > -- > If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane. > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > Gabriel S. 1987 300D Southern California 230K+ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
