OM 602 is great. Dimitri now has my old w124. over 300k miles on orig. On Thu, May 26, 2022, 12:30 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 606, they are great > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 26, 2022, at 10:00 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I have been out of the MB diesel game for too long and can’t keep up on > the nomenclature and which ones to avoid. > > > > If I was looking for a Mercedes diesel that would get 30+ mpg and is > pretty reliable which would I look for? > > > > I know the 124 diesel with the 2.5 (602?) is great. And the 603 is very > good too. (Right?) > > > > The 606 in the 124 and 210 is also good? > > > > Then, the CDI started and the Black Death is a big concern and the blue > tec is next. Someone mentioned the other day that bluetec has its own > issues — most notably it is not good for relatively short drives like a 10 > minute commute. It really needs to be driven for a while to get everything > heated up and working. > > > > My cars now get driven to work only 6-8 miles one way. Half of that is > on the highway - obviously not for long. Then relatively short trips on > the weekend. occasionally we drive long distances over a weekend 600 miles > or so maybe every few months. > > > > So, if I want a fuel efficient MB diesel that doesn’t have to be driven > 30 minutes at a time, should I be focused on 124 and 210 with the 602, 603, > and 606? > > > > What was the six cylinder non-turbo that was in the 124 and 210? I > remember hearing great things about those. > > > > Donald H. Snook > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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
