You;re right - there are people out there who spend $40k for a car and figutre it shouldn;t need anymore money fed to it when it costs that much! I actually had a car owner tell me that when he called looking for sheepskins IIRC. We got to talking and I mentioned the importance of changing oil and filter - to which he replied, "I paid $83000 for this 500SEL (or similar) and I never open the hood. At $80+K it should never need anything!" and he was serious!
I liked what Tom said (I think it was Tom) who puts much of his scrutiny on the interior - and if the dog chewed on it, the mechanical stuff was probably trashed also - or something similar - That's a very good way to look a used cars condition -- Later - Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 6:07 AM Subject: [MBZ] Diesel bulletproofness >I always wonder about this too when I hear of diesel Benzes with new > engines at 100 -something thousand miles. > > I think that diesel engines are tougher and do in fact last longer > than gassers, but I think that they do not have invulnerability to > poor maintenance. How vulnerable they are compared to gassers, I do > not know. > > Hearing tales of MB diesel longevity is what drew me to the breed. But > I, at first, was too charmed by the positive I heard, and not aware > enough of the negative. > > I know that our 83 240D had its engine die at about 120k. The cause, I > think, was poor maintenance of the cooling system. It died very > shortly after we bought the car. The radiator was quite rusty and I > believe a cylinder wound up with rust in it. Head gasket one would > assume, but perhaps cracked head? It is quite common in AZ for people > to run straight water in the cooling system of their cars. > > Brian > > Ed wrote: > Only > thing, I keep hearing all these stories about how long lived diesels are > and > then see many with engine rebuilds at less than 400,000 kms. Nothing > wrong > with a rebuild engine, but makes me question the premium often asked for > old > diesels? I have over 350,000kms on my gasser now, and it's all original. > Engine is strong and trans shifts well, so I do question the whole, > "diesels > go forever thing". > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.32/1131 - Release Date: > 11/14/2007 4:54 PM > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
