Mike - is there a list discount to stay at her B&B? ;) BTW - what was your fuel economy?
On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 10:10 AM, Mike Esh via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Just got back from Austin, TX trip driving the 85 300D It performed > flawlessly and was a very comfortable and enjoyable trip. It took me about > 23 hours each way with a 3 hour nap in the middle. Interestingly my MPG > was better on the way down than on the way back. Probably due to a > trailing wind on the way down and a head wing on the way back. Also, I was > driving an average of about 5 miles per hour faster on the way back. > > Spent the week helping my daughter around the house and property. She is > leasing a 2.5 acre lot and is operating a Musicians Hostel. She has one > home, one studio, 3 small out buildings, 3 travel trailers, a large garden > and about a dozen chickens on the property. All of this in the north end > of the city. It is quite the setup! She has 4 long term guests as well as > several others that only stay a couple of days or a week at a time. Not > something I would enjoy, but to each their own. > > This daughter is the one who loves the older Mercedes. She drove my hand > me downs over the years. A 1973 220D and a 1981 300TD. The 220 was > crashed into and rusted away. The 300TD rusted away and is currently > donating parts(including engine and transmission) to an 85 300TD that will > be ready to drive in a month or so. Her favorite and mine was the 220D. > She is currently driving a 1990 Chevy conversion van who’s body is showing > its age. The engine is the reliable 350 V8 with about 180,000 miles on and > going strong. > > Mike > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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
