> Don wrote: > I found an 82 240D automatic nearby with 211K miles.
> I'm not sure that is safe to be on the highway! Only dangerous if you try to drive it like a "high powered" car. It's faster than a school bus, faster than a loaded truck from 10 to 18+ wheels. Why, it's faster than most fire trucks! Maybe it just needs a siren... > 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? Um, yup. That's normal. I drive many, many interstate miles below the speed limit and very rarely would I consider it "risky". > Anyone have one of these and tried to drive it at highway speeds > recently? There is a reason why ALL of the 123s with automatic transmissions that I have also have 5 cylinders and a turbo! _______________________________________ 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
