[MBZ] The best diesel

2005-07-21 Thread fabricatore
Maybe it's because I'm in California and we are deprived of some MBZ models, but the discussion on best MBZ diesels is a little confusing. My understanding is that CA had the 1995 300D (turbo) and the 1999 E300 Turbodiesel. Were there any other Diesel models available in CA in the 1990s (apart

[MBZ] Outside temp gauge 1994 E500

2005-07-06 Thread fabricatore
The outside temp gauge in my 1994 E500 rarely works, and when it does, it does so intermittently, or only shows partial numbers. My mechanic assures me that the problem is not the sensor in the front bumper, but the read-out gauge itself. Replacement cost including labor is estimated at several

[MBZ] Re: Mercedes Digest, Vol 2, Issue 31 re: outside temp gauge

2005-07-06 Thread fabricatore
Rusty; I probably stopped listening at the word hundred, and he may well have said: five hundred plus. Hard to believe that anything involving a commodity LED would be so expensive, but I don't know what else is involved in it. Any other solutions? Junkyard/used? Joseph ---BeginMessage---