Here in Rochester, MN, we have been having our little hollow celebrations every time we see a station - 89 octane costs more than diesel by 5 - 8 cents. Celebration is hollow, as we are still getting shafted.
Brian 83 240D On 4/20/06, redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not so in Seattle. BioD has dropped to $2.99 from a high of $3.24. > Unleaded of low octane is now on a par with #2, while premium gas is > around $3.00 and headed upward. > > On Wednesday, April 19, 2006, at 12:49 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: > > > I don't see the logic in the escalation of prices for diesel Mercedes. > > As > > gas prices spike, diesel seems to go up even more! And ethanol is also > > going through the proverbial roof so that biodiesel is no longer a > > bargain! > > This makes absolutely no sense. > > > > On 4/18/06, redghost <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Rick, > >> > >> you also have to point out that the POS SDL was an ebay crappola. I > >> am > >> batting .500 with ebay cars, unless you want to count the 240D in Iowa > >> that I got for $100, but only took some parts off it. Make it .650 > >> > >> On Tuesday, April 18, 2006, at 03:54 PM, Rick Knoble wrote: > >> > >>>> Speaking of what the hell, what's with the insanity of the W123 on > >>>> the > >>>> ebay > >>>> market? A 300TD with 79k was just bought outright for over $18k! > >>>> That's > >>>> like 55% of MSRP! It the enviro-frenzy getting that bad? > >>>> > >>> <RANT> > >>> People are stupid. If you consider that the folks on this list, > >>> whether they > >>> are college graduates or not, are probably in the 95 percentile or > >>> above in > >>> intelligence, that means that out of every one hundred folks you > >>> meet, > >>> you > >>> will think that the great percentage of them are idiots. Combine this > >>> with > >>> Home Equity Lines Of Credit, ten thousand dollar plus credit limits > >>> on > >>> credit cards, and the reputation of bullet proof Benzes, and you have > >>> eBay. > >>> I bought my cars from private sellers, whose cars I just happened to > >>> notice > >>> in front of their homes for sale. I believe that Clay (Redghost) had > >>> bought > >>> Gump on eBay. Some have luck, you just gotta know what to look for. > >>> Carboned > >>> up cars, and cars with bad B2 pistons, can sometimes be had for > >>> cheap. > >>> We > >>> know this, because we are here, and we work on this stuff every day. > >>> The > >>> pristine cars go for big bucks. I believe things will turn around, > >>> because > >>> the majority of the populous know NOTHING of a mechanical nature, let > >>> alone > >>> MB diesels and they will get tired of getting screwed at the shop. It > >>> is not > >>> like the early 20th century, where people actually fixed their own > >>> vehicles. > >>> </RANT> > >>> > >>> Rick Knoble > >>> '85 300 CD > >>> '87 190 DT > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.striplin.net > >>> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Clay > >> Seattle Bioburner > >> > >> 1972 220D - Gump > >> 1995 E300D - Cleo > >> 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA > >> The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.striplin.net > >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.striplin.net > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > -- > Clay > Seattle Bioburner > > 1972 220D - Gump > 1995 E300D - Cleo > 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA > The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
