But the overall maintenance costs for a W123 300 turbodiesel have to be lower than for a late era gasser model, plus the 123s are easy to work on (not to mention more fuel efficient).
On 12/21/11, Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Dec 21, 2011 12:08 PM, "Dan Penoff" <lwb...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>V-8s are right out - he couldn't afford to drive the car with a V-8. >> > > IIRC there's virtually no mileage penalty for the 420SEL vs. the 300SE. > Lower gearing in the latter to make up for lack of torque. It's a slug on > the highway anyway. > > Alex > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
