There is a lot to be said for driving a slow car as fast as it will go well, compared to a fast car that you can rarely exploit.
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My old 83 123 turbo diesel was bad enough about acceleration. >> > > My 1972 200D (euro 115) is no speed demon, but most times at > stop lights I'm seeing the cars behind me, not before. It's > plenty fast enough. Stickshift, and geared for a top speed > of 85 or so. > > -- Jim > > > -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
