I understand that point, but a heaver car is more likely to survive than a Yugo type car. The VW is a Yugo type car. If I was so worried about getting in an accident I would only drive My F-250.
Kyle On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 12:09 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Worrying about the car surviving an accident is backwards. The car dies in > an accident so that the passengers might survive. In an accident energy > MUST go somewhere, you want the car to take that energy, not you... > -Curt > > From: Kyle Arola via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Kyle Arola <kylearola1...@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2017 12:06 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: VW doesn't like buying back stripped TDIs > > I don't care about VW polluting (every manufacturer has probably cheated at > some point) and their pollution is not the reason we chose the buyback. We > are participating in the buyback for the simple reason that once we receive > our money (we put over 1/2 down) we will be debt free. As in totally, no > house payment, no land payment, no car payment, or CC payments.... > > We chose the W123 wagon simply because it is the coolest wagon on the road, > Period. No other wagon comes close. It also has an incredible engine for > longevity when cared for properly. We did not choose it for it being a > diesel, just a bonus for us as my truck is a diesel (polluting bastard that > is is "ROLL COAL!") and my tractor on the farm is a diesel (Roll Coal > Jr.). > > We have to have a station wagon, and the modern wagons suck. They look > like crap sandwiches. We rarely travel on the interstate, and local roads > are pretty slow going. Safety is great in a W123 wagon, for what it is, > and most likely will survive a minor fender bender better than our VW would > have with it's plastic parts and exploding airbags. > > I cannot speak for others participating in the buyback, but there are other > concerns as well. Long term support, parts availability, EPA approved fix, > and dealer support. Let alone if the EPA does not approve a fix and you > keep the car and cant register it... Too many questions and easier to get > out now than wait for the hammer. For my family at least. > > Kyle > > > > On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Bingo. Kyle is one example, trading his modern VW diesel for a 123 > diesel > > thirty years old. > > > > Which pollutes more? > > > > How many other VW owners will make a similar choice? Net pollution > > generated going up or down? > > > > We haven't even touched on passenger safety. > > -- > > Max Dillon > > Charleston SC > > '87 300TD > > '95 E300 > > > > On December 27, 2016 7:50:44 PM EST, Dimitri via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >I agree it's total bs. I mean lets get real here- the current vw > > >diesels don't smoke or stink. If they don't smoke or stink then they > > >are polluting a whole lot less than older diesels. And they get like > > >45-50 mpg which means that less fuel gets consumed which means fewer > > >greenhouse gases get produced as compared with almost all gas and > > >probably most hybrid powered vehicles. > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
