I never commuted on 128, I've driven fast on it at 2am though... Commuting on 128 is a lot like walking on 128...
-Curt --- On Sat, 8/9/08, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008, 10:04 AM Did you read the Herald, shave, talk on the phone, and curse at other drivers (all at the same time) while commuting on 128? --R Curt Raymond wrote: > And here I thought I was the lone dissenting voice. > MA is a state known for agressive drivers and I drove my 240D for something like 50,000 miles commuting 90 miles daily. It regularly made trips into Boston including the fabled 128 corridor. It also regularly was pulled to the governor and held there for an hour at a time. > > Nobody would mistake it for a fast car but it was a totally adequate daily driver. Sure I got flipped off occasionally and less frequently honked at but I think its "looking old" and in the case of my 240D pretty ratty, helped people put things into perspective. > > -Curt > > Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:38:02 -0700 > From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I feel that unless one lives in an area where they are likely to be shot or > otherwise attacked, then the hard-charging drivers who tailgate can drive > off into oblivion and die, wasting fuel all the way. > > The 240D has all the power to accelerate that is needed, except for up steep > hills with a lot of cargo. > > I like that it's being acknowledged more in the media these days that hard > acceleration wastes fuel. Of course, this is not so much the case with > diesels - I mean accelerating faster taking more fuel? > > Brian > > Steve echoed: But I echo the note about freeways. Not only > merging, but even keeping up with urban freeway traffic patterns isn't a fun > proposition. > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
