Re: [MBZ] Nary a W123

2022-08-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
The people who have them are keeping them, and MB is not bringing any more into the market. On Mon, Aug 1, 2022, at 17:55, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > Then why are the modern Meredes bluetec SUVs and sedans in such short > supply/high demand? > > On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 4:49 PM Allan Streib via

Re: [MBZ] Nary a W123

2022-08-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Then why are the modern Meredes bluetec SUVs and sedans in such short supply/high demand? On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 4:49 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That's because nobody (relatively speaking) wants them. Diesel is dead for > passenger cars in the USA. GM killed

Re: [MBZ] Nary a W123

2022-08-01 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
That's because nobody (relatively speaking) wants them. Diesel is dead for passenger cars in the USA. GM killed most of the interest in the late 1970s with their disastrous engines. That had just about been forgotten when VW killed it again with their emissions so-called scandal. On Mon, Aug

Re: [MBZ] Nary a W123

2022-08-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
We drove to Pittsburgh from suburban MD for the weekend via I 270, 70 and 76, then returned via SE Ohio on I 77, etc. In 3 days of motoring, we did not see a single Mercedes diesel on the road. On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 3:54 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > We got

[MBZ] Nary a W123

2022-08-01 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
We got back last night after spending four days in SoCal. In the space of four days, I did not see one single W123. Sigh….. As was once warbled by Sonny and his wife (who, over the space of eight years around the turn of the century ate care package after care package of my chocolate chip