"Clatter and spew smoke"?? They had better not be talking about our cars! OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Fuel economy story in the NYT -- --
Mileage will be better if you choose a smaller, four-cylinder engine rather than the more powerful, heavier and thirstier V-6 or V-8 version. And the savings may be even greater if you choose a diesel engine. "Chemically, diesel fuel contains 10 percent more energy and diesel engines are 30 percent more efficient than regular gas engines," said David Greene, a fellow at the National Transportation Research Center, which is affiliated with the Department of Energy and based in Oak Ridge, Tenn. So even if diesel prices spike during the winter or when hurricanes shut down refineries, you are likely to come out ahead. The latest diesel engines, like the ones in the Volkswagen Golf TDI and Jetta TDI, don't clatter or spew smoke the way diesel engines did in years past. (New diesel-powered cars are not available in some states, including New York and California, because of emissions regulations.) http://tinyurl.com/cym3b Bruce 82 300CD 334kmi 'His' 85 300CD 236kmi 'Hers' 75 240D 194kmi 'Donner' 77 240D 204kmi 'Blitzen' --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Nov 02 03:34:47 2005 Received: from solanne.parasun.net ([204.174.16.15]) by server1.arterytc1.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EX9Oh-0006sw-9x for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:34:47 +0000 Received: from [24.39.222.124] (helo=yoursz6x6sefxo) by solanne.parasun.net with smtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EX9Og-0001BV-Ms for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 01 Nov 2005 19:34:47 -0800 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 22:34:48 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] motor oil as a diesel fuel X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes mailing list <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:34:59 -0000 What kind of cans of oil are they? I have a friend who collects them and may be interested if they are the old ones. Thanks, Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "redghost" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] motor oil as a diesel fuel > Jerry, > > Cans of motor oil are a very collectible item for some folks. Post > them on eBay and see if they get you a bunch of $$$ to put toward some > mobil 1 > > On Monday, October 31, 2005, at 03:43 PM, Jerry Herrman wrote: > >> Can I use up the leftover sealed cans of motor oil I have around by >> putting them in my diesel fuel tank? >> >> Anyone tried this? >> >> Thanks >> >> Jerry H. >> 240D >> 228,000 miles >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >> >> > > > -- > Clay > Seattle Bioburner > > 1972 220D - Gump > 1995 E300D - Cleo > 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA > The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz > > > _______________________________________ > 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >