And don’t forget to leave one of your turn signals on all the time... you could also get a pair of the wrap-around cataract sunglasses to wear, too.
-D > On Oct 7, 2019, at 12:52 PM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Buy it, then buy a blue hair wig, and only drive in the left lane... Ohh > and some good ear plugs so you won't be bothered by all the angry honking.. > you'll be good... > :))) > > Plan to leave early for appointments... > > On Mon, Oct 7, 2019 at 8:44 AM Don Snook via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> I found an 82 240D automatic nearby with 211K miles. Has working a/c and >> good paint and interior. No rust. Everything works. But, I was looking >> up the specs on it. These cars have 67 HP (yes that is right, 67 >> horsepower). Top Speed 86 mph (this is a factory claim. I couldn't find >> anyone that actually tested or confirmed this). Here is the really scary >> part. 0-75 mph takes 45 seconds! >> >> AND to get from 40 mph up to 75 takes 23 seconds. So, lets say you have a >> long entrance ramp on a highway and you can get it up to 40 mph. It will >> then take another 23 seconds to get up to 75 mph. Those numbers seem >> really slow - maybe that is a little off. But, this is one indication. >> Guess what the speed is for the quarter mile for this car? 60 MILES AN >> HOUR. So, it takes a quarter mile to get to 60! I'm not sure that is >> safe to be on the highway! >> >> These numbers sound like it could be dangerous trying to drive on a >> highway considering 70-80 mph is pretty much regular traffic flow. Are >> these really this bad? Anyone have one of these and tried to drive it at >> highway speeds recently? >> >> >> Donald H. Snook >> 1982 300D (Award Winner!) >> 2017 Toyota 4Runner >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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
