Most engines will go a long time if you start them up and leave them on all day...
-Curt Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:07:26 -0500 From: E M <pokieba...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] And here we were complaining about fuel prices ... Message-ID: <canth8rvax52zundpuh_1wdmd-fmmrvn7d0uamiwmtv+arvf...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 You're right Randy, propane. I know as the same filling station I used to fill up the propane tanks for the BBQ, also had a lineup of taxis waiting to fill up. The older style cabs are pretty much all gone now, replaced with smaller vehicles. I think for the most part, they've just gone back to running gas. I believe there is a rule here, where a taxi can't be more than 4-5 years old or something. I asked one driver years ago, when they were using the big V8 cars, how many miles did they get out of an engine. He said at the time, they usually trade them in when they get to about 750,000 kms. And that was with little more than regular oil changes. Guess even those old V8s go a long time, if given just a bit of care. :-) Ed 300E _______________________________________ 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