[MBZ] I hate ebay liars
Here's another of these jackasses who lies about fuel mileage. This guy claims his 123 will get 34-36 mpg. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-Mercedes-300D-Turbo-Diesel-Good-WVO-candidate_W0QQitemZ260261473194QQihZ016QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Donald H. Snook ___ 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
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I routinely see the low 30s, but that is with a 240D. On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 12:03 PM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's another of these jackasses who lies about fuel mileage. This guy claims his 123 will get 34-36 mpg. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-Mercedes-300D-Turbo-Diesel-Good-WVO-candidate_W0QQitemZ260261473194QQihZ016QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Donald H. Snook ___ 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 -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update apt-get upgrade The following packages will be replaced Prez Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y ___ 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
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That and the fact that you drive like an old man. Oh wait, you are an old man. You could probably get 30 out of that E420 I routinely see the low 30s, but that is with a 240D. On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 12:03 PM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's another of these jackasses who lies about fuel mileage. This guy claims his 123 will get 34-36 mpg. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-Mercedes-300D-Turbo-Diesel-Good-WVO-candidate_W0QQitemZ260261473194QQihZ016QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Donald H. Snook ___ 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 -- LT Don http://don.homelinux.net/~don/ apt-get update apt-get upgrade The following packages will be replaced Prez Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y ___ 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 ___ 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
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What really isn't fair is that (with current fuel prices) the people lying about fuel economy get WAY more money for their cars, regardless of condition. If you're trying to sell a car, and report the honest fuel economy people think their is something wrong with the car, when they see other ads reporting much higher fuel economy for the same model. I think that's one reason why I got my 190D turbo for only $3000, when I saw much shittier non-turbo 190Ds selling for $4000+ with claims of 50+ mpg. The buyers might not be trying to lie, but might actually not know how to calculate fuel economy properly. I see all the time on forums people who claim they get incredible MPG, but can't present any data when asked for a long-term record with distance and fuel volume. I keep a long-term spreadsheet on all of my cars, which includes graphs, and the type and speed of driving on each tank. I also measure the accuracy of the odometer against a GPS, and include a correction factor in the spreadsheet. With diesels especially, I usually see a lot of variation due to different amounts of fuel foaming affecting how full the tank gets before the pump clicks off. Tyler On Jul 14, 2008, at 10:03 AM, Donald Snook wrote: Here's another of these jackasses who lies about fuel mileage. This guy claims his 123 will get 34-36 mpg. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-Mercedes-300D-Turbo-Diesel-Good-WVO-candidate_W0QQitemZ260261473194QQihZ016QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Donald H. Snook ___ 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
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Tyler Backman wrote: The buyers might not be trying to lie, but might actually not know how to calculate fuel economy properly. I see all the time on forums people who claim they get incredible MPG, but can't present any data when asked for a long-term record with distance and fuel volume. My personal pet peeve is people saying their car gets 30mpg, but when you question them about it you get if I drive at 65mph all highway, but when you get up to 80 where I normally drive it only gets 26 or so. When I say what my mileage is I say what it gets the way I drive it. ie, 80+ John ___ 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
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Maybe it's a Canadian 160 oz. gallon... On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:45 PM, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tyler Backman wrote: The buyers might not be trying to lie, but might actually not know how to calculate fuel economy properly. I see all the time on forums people who claim they get incredible MPG, but can't present any data when asked for a long-term record with distance and fuel volume. My personal pet peeve is people saying their car gets 30mpg, but when you question them about it you get if I drive at 65mph all highway, but when you get up to 80 where I normally drive it only gets 26 or so. When I say what my mileage is I say what it gets the way I drive it. ie, 80+ John ___ 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 ___ 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
