Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
The late 90s/early 2000s Buicks are rather solid cars with a minimal amount of bing and distractions. Mother in law has one that’s probably an early 2000s Regal, I think, and it’s dead nuts reliable and very solid. You’ll fall asleep driving and looking at it, but for someone like her it’s the perfect car. It’s got that million mile V6 Buick/GM made in it. -D > On Jun 16, 2019, at 1:58 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes > wrote: > > My Aunt had a Toyota Avalon she was fond of, and I drove it once. Drives > like a 70's Ford, enough understeer for a dozen cars and far to much "bling" > on the dash. I just need clear, readable dials and a couple warning lights, > aka my 80's Benz dashes. Coolant temp, oil pressure, speedo, tach, I'm good. > > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
My Aunt had a Toyota Avalon she was fond of, and I drove it once. Drives like a 70's Ford, enough understeer for a dozen cars and far to much "bling" on the dash. I just need clear, readable dials and a couple warning lights, aka my 80's Benz dashes. Coolant temp, oil pressure, speedo, tach, I'm good. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
I have taken a few of those newer soul-less rattle box cars out for a spin. They are nothing like the 35 year old SD in build quality, handling, or cabin noise. I would go nuts having to put up with the rattles, hums, squeaks, and blatant low quality plastic interior, alongside the video game cluster and blinking light knobs and controls. They might be safe, but are crap boxes that should be far more efficient. I must be spoiled from owning bottom feeder Benz cars. clay > On Jun 15, 2019, at 7:15 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > Weight.Your '78 Celica was a little tin can with seats, it weighed nothing > and if you got in an accident with something bigger than it you died.Today's > cars are considerably more substantial, they've got bracing in the doors and > a safety frame that will stay together and protect you in an accident.For a > good comparison go back and find the old Fifthgear video where they crash a > '90's Volvo, a car that I thought seemed pretty safe. Then they crash some > little Asian crap box at the same speed into the same barrier. The people in > the Asian crap box would have walked away, the people in the Volvo MIGHT have > survived... > Cars today are way safer than even just 20 years ago, they emit less > pollution and will last 200,000 miles with minimal maintenance. > Go back and drive any car OTHER than a Mercedes (or maybe Volvo) from the > '70s, they were not nice vehicles compared to the stuff made today... > > -Curt clay monroe > I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm > looking for didn't fall out. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
Owned a '76 Chevette from '76 - '82. Paid $3600, sold it for $300, and the only work it required was for brakes during that time period. This enabled us to purchase our first Mercedes (1973 280). On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 10:37 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yes,well said. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Sat, Jun 15, 2019, 10:15 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Weight.Your '78 Celica was a little tin can with seats, it weighed > > nothing and if you got in an accident with something bigger than it you > > died.Today's cars are considerably more substantial, they've got bracing > in > > the doors and a safety frame that will stay together and protect you in > an > > accident.For a good comparison go back and find the old Fifthgear video > > where they crash a '90's Volvo, a car that I thought seemed pretty safe. > > Then they crash some little Asian crap box at the same speed into the > same > > barrier. The people in the Asian crap box would have walked away, the > > people in the Volvo MIGHT have survived... > > Cars today are way safer than even just 20 years ago, they emit less > > pollution and will last 200,000 miles with minimal maintenance. > > Go back and drive any car OTHER than a Mercedes (or maybe Volvo) from the > > '70s, they were not nice vehicles compared to the stuff made today... > > > > -Curt > > > > On Saturday, June 15, 2019, 2:53:32 PM EDT, Clay Monroe via Mercedes > < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > My vote for the GWN would be a diesel dually. But the question is, why, > > with all the new technology, are cars not getting better gas mileage over > > the past two decades. My ’78 Celica got the same mileage 40 years ago > that > > I can get with a new car. > > > > clay monroe > > > > > I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for > what > > I'm looking for didn't fall out. > > > > > > > > > On Jun 14, 2019, at 3:11 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Huh? Were toad "toadas run forever." No need to replace that, unless > > it got munched by a moose. Replace the cheep with a e300D AWD, or if AWD > > is not needed, read Curt's last post about his VW. A VW Pissant Dissel > > will do well, and keep you out of MB to suit SWMBO. > > > > > > Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote on 6/14/19 2:14 PM: > > >> I haz a kwextchin > > >> > > >> Looking at something to replace either the ten year old yoda of SWMBA > > or the junker 20 yo yeep driven by #2 boy, most of the vergasser choices > > able to seat four normal adults and one reasonable child are not able to > do > > better than 22mpg. The same lame economy cars twenty or more years old > > were able to achieve. Are we relegated to the new electric toys cars > that > > are stretching to get range or hybrid and only get a few miles more per > > gallon? > > >> > > >> clay > > >> > > > > > > > > > ___ > > > 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 > > > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
Yes,well said. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sat, Jun 15, 2019, 10:15 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Weight.Your '78 Celica was a little tin can with seats, it weighed > nothing and if you got in an accident with something bigger than it you > died.Today's cars are considerably more substantial, they've got bracing in > the doors and a safety frame that will stay together and protect you in an > accident.For a good comparison go back and find the old Fifthgear video > where they crash a '90's Volvo, a car that I thought seemed pretty safe. > Then they crash some little Asian crap box at the same speed into the same > barrier. The people in the Asian crap box would have walked away, the > people in the Volvo MIGHT have survived... > Cars today are way safer than even just 20 years ago, they emit less > pollution and will last 200,000 miles with minimal maintenance. > Go back and drive any car OTHER than a Mercedes (or maybe Volvo) from the > '70s, they were not nice vehicles compared to the stuff made today... > > -Curt > > On Saturday, June 15, 2019, 2:53:32 PM EDT, Clay Monroe via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > My vote for the GWN would be a diesel dually. But the question is, why, > with all the new technology, are cars not getting better gas mileage over > the past two decades. My ’78 Celica got the same mileage 40 years ago that > I can get with a new car. > > clay monroe > > > I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what > I'm looking for didn't fall out. > > > > > On Jun 14, 2019, at 3:11 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Huh? Were toad "toadas run forever." No need to replace that, unless > it got munched by a moose. Replace the cheep with a e300D AWD, or if AWD > is not needed, read Curt's last post about his VW. A VW Pissant Dissel > will do well, and keep you out of MB to suit SWMBO. > > > > Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote on 6/14/19 2:14 PM: > >> I haz a kwextchin > >> > >> Looking at something to replace either the ten year old yoda of SWMBA > or the junker 20 yo yeep driven by #2 boy, most of the vergasser choices > able to seat four normal adults and one reasonable child are not able to do > better than 22mpg. The same lame economy cars twenty or more years old > were able to achieve. Are we relegated to the new electric toys cars that > are stretching to get range or hybrid and only get a few miles more per > gallon? > >> > >> clay > >> > > > > > > ___ > > 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 > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
Weight.Your '78 Celica was a little tin can with seats, it weighed nothing and if you got in an accident with something bigger than it you died.Today's cars are considerably more substantial, they've got bracing in the doors and a safety frame that will stay together and protect you in an accident.For a good comparison go back and find the old Fifthgear video where they crash a '90's Volvo, a car that I thought seemed pretty safe. Then they crash some little Asian crap box at the same speed into the same barrier. The people in the Asian crap box would have walked away, the people in the Volvo MIGHT have survived... Cars today are way safer than even just 20 years ago, they emit less pollution and will last 200,000 miles with minimal maintenance. Go back and drive any car OTHER than a Mercedes (or maybe Volvo) from the '70s, they were not nice vehicles compared to the stuff made today... -Curt On Saturday, June 15, 2019, 2:53:32 PM EDT, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: My vote for the GWN would be a diesel dually. But the question is, why, with all the new technology, are cars not getting better gas mileage over the past two decades. My ’78 Celica got the same mileage 40 years ago that I can get with a new car. clay monroe > I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm > looking for didn't fall out. > On Jun 14, 2019, at 3:11 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > Huh? Were toad "toadas run forever." No need to replace that, unless it got > munched by a moose. Replace the cheep with a e300D AWD, or if AWD is not > needed, read Curt's last post about his VW. A VW Pissant Dissel will do > well, and keep you out of MB to suit SWMBO. > > Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote on 6/14/19 2:14 PM: >> I haz a kwextchin >> >> Looking at something to replace either the ten year old yoda of SWMBA or the >> junker 20 yo yeep driven by #2 boy, most of the vergasser choices able to >> seat four normal adults and one reasonable child are not able to do better >> than 22mpg. The same lame economy cars twenty or more years old were able >> to achieve. Are we relegated to the new electric toys cars that are >> stretching to get range or hybrid and only get a few miles more per gallon? >> >> clay >> > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
My vote for the GWN would be a diesel dually. But the question is, why, with all the new technology, are cars not getting better gas mileage over the past two decades. My ’78 Celica got the same mileage 40 years ago that I can get with a new car. clay monroe > I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm > looking for didn't fall out. > On Jun 14, 2019, at 3:11 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > Huh? Were toad "toadas run forever." No need to replace that, unless it > got munched by a moose. Replace the cheep with a e300D AWD, or if AWD is not > needed, read Curt's last post about his VW. A VW Pissant Dissel will do > well, and keep you out of MB to suit SWMBO. > > Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote on 6/14/19 2:14 PM: >> I haz a kwextchin >> >> Looking at something to replace either the ten year old yoda of SWMBA or the >> junker 20 yo yeep driven by #2 boy, most of the vergasser choices able to >> seat four normal adults and one reasonable child are not able to do better >> than 22mpg. The same lame economy cars twenty or more years old were able >> to achieve. Are we relegated to the new electric toys cars that are >> stretching to get range or hybrid and only get a few miles more per gallon? >> >> clay >> > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
Huh? Were toad "toadas run forever." No need to replace that, unless it got munched by a moose. Replace the cheep with a e300D AWD, or if AWD is not needed, read Curt's last post about his VW. A VW Pissant Dissel will do well, and keep you out of MB to suit SWMBO. Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote on 6/14/19 2:14 PM: I haz a kwextchin Looking at something to replace either the ten year old yoda of SWMBA or the junker 20 yo yeep driven by #2 boy, most of the vergasser choices able to seat four normal adults and one reasonable child are not able to do better than 22mpg. The same lame economy cars twenty or more years old were able to achieve. Are we relegated to the new electric toys cars that are stretching to get range or hybrid and only get a few miles more per gallon? clay ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
Jetta TDI, no hybrid foolishness, more leg room than a 123, 50mpg... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 3:15 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: I haz a kwextchin Looking at something to replace either the ten year old yoda of SWMBA or the junker 20 yo yeep driven by #2 boy, most of the vergasser choices able to seat four normal adults and one reasonable child are not able to do better than 22mpg. The same lame economy cars twenty or more years old were able to achieve. Are we relegated to the new electric toys cars that are stretching to get range or hybrid and only get a few miles more per gallon? clay > On Jun 14, 2019, at 5:00 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Speaking of fuel consumption, on SWMBO's '96 Infiniti I30 (five speed > manual trans) we just took a trip up to Norfolk and back, and got some of > the best mileage ever in that car. Trip up on interstates at 70-80 mph, 27 > mpg. Trip back was on two-lane and lower speed limit roads (we took the > coastal route - more on that later) and achieved our all-time record high > 30 mpg. > > The only thing which has changed recently is one of the six fuel injectors > died and was replaced, and I just changed all the spark plugs. I now > suspect that the old fuel injector was going bad for some time and dragging > the mileage down. > - > Max > Charleston SC clay monroe > I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm > looking for didn't fall out. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
I haz a kwextchin Looking at something to replace either the ten year old yoda of SWMBA or the junker 20 yo yeep driven by #2 boy, most of the vergasser choices able to seat four normal adults and one reasonable child are not able to do better than 22mpg. The same lame economy cars twenty or more years old were able to achieve. Are we relegated to the new electric toys cars that are stretching to get range or hybrid and only get a few miles more per gallon? clay > On Jun 14, 2019, at 5:00 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Speaking of fuel consumption, on SWMBO's '96 Infiniti I30 (five speed > manual trans) we just took a trip up to Norfolk and back, and got some of > the best mileage ever in that car. Trip up on interstates at 70-80 mph, 27 > mpg. Trip back was on two-lane and lower speed limit roads (we took the > coastal route - more on that later) and achieved our all-time record high > 30 mpg. > > The only thing which has changed recently is one of the six fuel injectors > died and was replaced, and I just changed all the spark plugs. I now > suspect that the old fuel injector was going bad for some time and dragging > the mileage down. > - > Max > Charleston SC clay monroe > I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm > looking for didn't fall out. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
I may have gotten to 30mpg in the 220D by careful shifting and then staying on the highway for the rest of the tank. Cruising speed of 70, with some attempts at 83mph. The OM606 NA got average of 34mpg all highway tank to tank clay > On Jun 13, 2019, at 5:30 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > Maybe... I got 28mpg average with 2 different 240Ds. Best I ever did in a > 240D was 32mpg and that was really working at it and that was a 3 pedal car. > > > -Curt clay monroe > I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm > looking for didn't fall out. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
I forgot to mention I'm technically the 3rd owner but the second owner was VW in the buyback program. This is a "Cheater Diesel" but has a sticker under the hood that its had a sensor added and has been reprogrammed to make it 50 state legal once again. -Curt On Friday, June 14, 2019, 11:32:13 AM EDT, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I bought it last winter for $9200 making it the most expensive sedan I've ever bought. In fact I think it cost more than ALL the Mercedes I've owned put together and only slightly cheaper than all the Mercedes plus the previous 2 VWs... -Curt On Friday, June 14, 2019, 11:19:41 AM EDT, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:26:28 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > It'll take a long time to pay for itself but we're still under 100,000 > miles so I'm planning to keep it a long while. If you would not mind saying, how much did you pay for it? Did you purchase it new? Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
I bought it last winter for $9200 making it the most expensive sedan I've ever bought. In fact I think it cost more than ALL the Mercedes I've owned put together and only slightly cheaper than all the Mercedes plus the previous 2 VWs... -Curt On Friday, June 14, 2019, 11:19:41 AM EDT, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:26:28 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > It'll take a long time to pay for itself but we're still under 100,000 > miles so I'm planning to keep it a long while. If you would not mind saying, how much did you pay for it? Did you purchase it new? Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 14:26:28 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > It'll take a long time to pay for itself but we're still under 100,000 > miles so I'm planning to keep it a long while. If you would not mind saying, how much did you pay for it? Did you purchase it new? Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
While we're on the subject I see that New England has recently switched to summer fuel and the mileage on my '15 VW Jetta TDI is creeping up, I've got around 10,000 miles on it now with the average economy out of the computer reading right around 51 mpg. I quit checking it after the first couple tanks, the computer was accurate to a percent or so. I should probably check again now that we're into summer fuel. I've been in the 600 mile per tank range and I think with some careful driving 700 is achievable on a long trip. It seems like 65mph is the sweet spot, thats 6th gear, about 1700 rpm, the engine is just in the sweet spot and will pull any of the hills we've got around here. Overall I'm well pleased with the car. It'll take a long time to pay for itself but we're still under 100,000 miles so I'm planning to keep it a long while. -Curt On Friday, June 14, 2019, 8:02:29 AM EDT, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Speaking of fuel consumption, on SWMBO's '96 Infiniti I30 (five speed manual trans) we just took a trip up to Norfolk and back, and got some of the best mileage ever in that car. Trip up on interstates at 70-80 mph, 27 mpg. Trip back was on two-lane and lower speed limit roads (we took the coastal route - more on that later) and achieved our all-time record high 30 mpg. The only thing which has changed recently is one of the six fuel injectors died and was replaced, and I just changed all the spark plugs. I now suspect that the old fuel injector was going bad for some time and dragging the mileage down. - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 8:49 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yes ditto. Also I got 31 on my 240D auto by driving for mileage. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 8:31 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Maybe... I got 28mpg average with 2 different 240Ds. Best I ever did in > a > > 240D was 32mpg and that was really working at it and that was a 3 pedal > car. > > > > > > -Curt > > > > On Thursday, June 13, 2019, 3:50:45 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > I just noticed it's a 35mpg car. > > Somebody challenged him in the comments, said it was good for low 20s > city > > mid 20 hwy, and seller replied that it might be over 35mpg. > > If we allow for imperial vs US differences, a long drive at 60mph or less > > might get you 28mpg, plus 1/4 would give you 35mpg Imperial. Is it at all > > easy to get 28mpg in a non turbo 300CD? > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mercedes-benz-300cd-6/ > > Mitch. > > > > ___ > > 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 > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
Regular or premium fuel? On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 8:02 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Speaking of fuel consumption, on SWMBO's '96 Infiniti I30 (five speed > manual trans) we just took a trip up to Norfolk and back, and got some of > the best mileage ever in that car. Trip up on interstates at 70-80 mph, 27 > mpg. Trip back was on two-lane and lower speed limit roads (we took the > coastal route - more on that later) and achieved our all-time record high > 30 mpg. > > The only thing which has changed recently is one of the six fuel injectors > died and was replaced, and I just changed all the spark plugs. I now > suspect that the old fuel injector was going bad for some time and dragging > the mileage down. > - > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 8:49 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Yes ditto. Also I got 31 on my 240D auto by driving for mileage. > > > > Dwight Giles Jr. > > Wickford RI > > > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 8:31 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > Maybe... I got 28mpg average with 2 different 240Ds. Best I ever did > in > > a > > > 240D was 32mpg and that was really working at it and that was a 3 pedal > > car. > > > > > > > > > -Curt > > > > > > On Thursday, June 13, 2019, 3:50:45 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via > Mercedes > > < > > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I just noticed it's a 35mpg car. > > > Somebody challenged him in the comments, said it was good for low 20s > > city > > > mid 20 hwy, and seller replied that it might be over 35mpg. > > > If we allow for imperial vs US differences, a long drive at 60mph or > less > > > might get you 28mpg, plus 1/4 would give you 35mpg Imperial. Is it at > all > > > easy to get 28mpg in a non turbo 300CD? > > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mercedes-benz-300cd-6/ > > > Mitch. > > > > > > ___ > > > 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 > > > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
Speaking of fuel consumption, on SWMBO's '96 Infiniti I30 (five speed manual trans) we just took a trip up to Norfolk and back, and got some of the best mileage ever in that car. Trip up on interstates at 70-80 mph, 27 mpg. Trip back was on two-lane and lower speed limit roads (we took the coastal route - more on that later) and achieved our all-time record high 30 mpg. The only thing which has changed recently is one of the six fuel injectors died and was replaced, and I just changed all the spark plugs. I now suspect that the old fuel injector was going bad for some time and dragging the mileage down. - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Jun 13, 2019 at 8:49 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yes ditto. Also I got 31 on my 240D auto by driving for mileage. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 8:31 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Maybe... I got 28mpg average with 2 different 240Ds. Best I ever did in > a > > 240D was 32mpg and that was really working at it and that was a 3 pedal > car. > > > > > > -Curt > > > > On Thursday, June 13, 2019, 3:50:45 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > I just noticed it's a 35mpg car. > > Somebody challenged him in the comments, said it was good for low 20s > city > > mid 20 hwy, and seller replied that it might be over 35mpg. > > If we allow for imperial vs US differences, a long drive at 60mph or less > > might get you 28mpg, plus 1/4 would give you 35mpg Imperial. Is it at all > > easy to get 28mpg in a non turbo 300CD? > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mercedes-benz-300cd-6/ > > Mitch. > > > > ___ > > 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 > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
Yes ditto. Also I got 31 on my 240D auto by driving for mileage. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Thu, Jun 13, 2019, 8:31 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Maybe... I got 28mpg average with 2 different 240Ds. Best I ever did in a > 240D was 32mpg and that was really working at it and that was a 3 pedal car. > > > -Curt > > On Thursday, June 13, 2019, 3:50:45 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > I just noticed it's a 35mpg car. > Somebody challenged him in the comments, said it was good for low 20s city > mid 20 hwy, and seller replied that it might be over 35mpg. > If we allow for imperial vs US differences, a long drive at 60mph or less > might get you 28mpg, plus 1/4 would give you 35mpg Imperial. Is it at all > easy to get 28mpg in a non turbo 300CD? > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mercedes-benz-300cd-6/ > Mitch. > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
Maybe... I got 28mpg average with 2 different 240Ds. Best I ever did in a 240D was 32mpg and that was really working at it and that was a 3 pedal car. -Curt On Thursday, June 13, 2019, 3:50:45 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: I just noticed it's a 35mpg car. Somebody challenged him in the comments, said it was good for low 20s city mid 20 hwy, and seller replied that it might be over 35mpg. If we allow for imperial vs US differences, a long drive at 60mph or less might get you 28mpg, plus 1/4 would give you 35mpg Imperial. Is it at all easy to get 28mpg in a non turbo 300CD? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mercedes-benz-300cd-6/ Mitch. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
I belive my NA W115 200D got 31mpg, best-ever. -- Jim ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
On 13/06/2019 2:49 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: I just noticed it's a 35mpg car. Somebody challenged him in the comments, said it was good for low 20s city mid 20 hwy, and seller replied that it might be over 35mpg. If we allow for imperial vs US differences, a long drive at 60mph or less might get you 28mpg, plus 1/4 would give you 35mpg Imperial. Is it at all easy to get 28mpg in a non turbo 300CD? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mercedes-benz-300cd-6/ Mitch. My 1976 115 300D won't do it. I get a bit over 20 mpg in town and close to 30 mpg on the highway. That is calculated using imperial gallons. I don't think I have ever topped 30 mpg but I might be able to if I drove it slower. This would be a trip to the lake and back which is a mixture of 4 lane and 2 lane, some of it pretty flat and some of it hills etc. My 2013 F150 with the 5 litre coyote engine will do 21 or so mpg on the same trip. The onboard computer says a bit better but I usually end up putting more fuel in than the computer says I used. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
I just noticed it's a 35mpg car. Somebody challenged him in the comments, said it was good for low 20s city mid 20 hwy, and seller replied that it might be over 35mpg. If we allow for imperial vs US differences, a long drive at 60mph or less might get you 28mpg, plus 1/4 would give you 35mpg Imperial. Is it at all easy to get 28mpg in a non turbo 300CD? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mercedes-benz-300cd-6/ Mitch. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
Not interested. Wrong colour of red, rusty, non-turbo etc. I will stick with my 115. If I were to swap, I would want a 300SD but they are becoming out of reach in price or else worn out so it is not likely to ever happen unless I win a big lottery and can afford to throw whatever money is required at it in order to get a really nice one. You folks down south are free to bid on cars out of Canada. We are not a 3rd world country. You can actually fly in and drive them home. There are roads that go to the US border all over the country. And, right now, the exchange rate is very favourable to you. On 12/06/2019 7:47 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: How much is Randy going to bid on it? On June 12, 2019 at 1:54 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mercedes-benz-300cd-6 ___ ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
That is cheap for CD- even non turbo. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4matic Wickford RI On Wed, Jun 12, 2019, 8:48 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > How much is Randy going to bid on it? > > > On June 12, 2019 at 1:54 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mercedes-benz-300cd-6 > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
How much is Randy going to bid on it? > On June 12, 2019 at 1:54 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mercedes-benz-300cd-6 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
As if anyone needs an excuse to visit Vancouver BC... BTW, that is ENGLISH, not "brilliant" red. On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 1:55 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mercedes-benz-300cd-6 > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > 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
[MBZ] This would be a lot nicer than that ugly SLC
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mercedes-benz-300cd-6 -- --FT ___ 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
