On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:12:16 -0600 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That must make you over 50!
Your math is accurate. The youngest I could be is 52 -- if my parents had
given me a Benz when I was 15 and I started driving it when I got my
learner's permit at 15.5. Actually I bought a '72
That must make you over 50!
On 11/24/09 10:44 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:02:32 -0600 Dieselhead<126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
You have had Diesels since 1972?
Yes.
Craig
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Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Not as long as some. Didn't Marshall start dieseling in the '60s with
a finny or a Ponton?
He started buying MBZ about time I was born, after his wife was involved in a
serious (fatal?) crash. I don't know if that first (1962?) car was diesel.
Mitch.
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On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:44 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:02:32 -0600 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> You have had Diesels since 1972?
>
> Yes.
>
Not as long as some. Didn't Marshall start dieseling in the '60s with
a finny or a Ponton?
Alex
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:02:32 -0600 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You have had Diesels since 1972?
Yes.
Craig
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On 11/23/09 10:36 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote:
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:25:34 -0800 (PST) "Tyler"
wrote:
it seems like mostly "random error," probably from the pump shutting off
at different levels.
If you fill it so you see fuel standing in the fill pip
Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800
There's no need to go to all this trouble when filling the tank. Just record
the gallons and the miles and over
time you'll have a good average.
There are many things besides fill that can affect fuel ec
Even at $.25/gal, I was still concerned. I used $1.00's worth a week.
Wilton
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> On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:25:34 -0800 (PST) "Tyler"
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>> it seems
And I've done that since 1950. ;<
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On Mon, 23 Nov 2009
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> Hi Tyler,
> You wrote: (O
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Hi Tyler,
You wrote: (Odometers are generally not very accurate)
Maybe I've been lucky. The odo on my '91 300D seems to be very
consistent.
SO I guess it could b consistently wrong but my mileage is always
between
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:25:34 -0800 (PST) "Tyler"
wrote:
> it seems like mostly "random error," probably from the pump shutting off
> at different levels.
If you fill it so you see fuel standing in the fill pipe after having
bounced the rear end of the car several times to get the bubbles out,
yo
ot;
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800
In my experience, even people whom know how to divide correctly and keep
track of distance and volume generally get the economy wrong by 20% or
more. Odomet
I think you're right- MBs from the factory have well calibrated odometers.
Mostly, they only get off if a different diameter tire is used. Most other
makes of car aren't so accurate, however...
Tyler
> Dory is mine...
>
> For 3 different cars the 3 '85s are remarkably consistant.
>
> I have anoth
PS and its spot on as is the speedo, my 240D
is the same way.
I agree that not all pumps are the same, I'd also say that not all fuel has the
same BTUs and of course conditions change...
-Curt
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:25:34 -0800 (PST)
From: "Tyler"
Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 m
In my experience, even people whom know how to divide correctly and keep
track of distance and volume generally get the economy wrong by 20% or
more. Odometers are generally not very accurate, and there isn't much
consistency between the full tank shutoff at gas stations.
Both of my cars will ofte
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You're giving him a lot of credit. Its us
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Maybe but it sure wouldn't average it. My '85 190D 2.2l stick has gone as high
as 43mpg...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:03:55 -0800
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She has my hero vote.
Wilton
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andrew strasfogel wrote:
I've been to Crete a
Crete is a Greek island, not a country! Yes, it is a beautiful place.
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On Nov 19, 2009, at 12:01 PM, Frederick W Moir wrote:
Andrew.
Sorry for the confusion.
Epimenides, a Cretan, made that statement. It has come to mean that you cannot
believe anything anyone says, sort of
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Andrew.
Sorry for the confusion.
Epimenides, a Cretan, made that statement. It
I hear they got nekkid women on the beach too.
--R
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I admit it - now I'm REALLY lost.
Anyway, Crete is a beautiful country with amazing arch. sites and a unique
Mediterranean climate. You can look inland while standing on a Cretan beach
and see olive groves, citrus orc
Andrew.
Sorry for the confusion.
Epimenides, a Cretan, made that statement. It has come to mean that
you cannot believe anything anyone says, sort of, kinda.
So in reference to sellers of cars, and politicians, don't believe
all you see, read, etc.
Crete is one of the loveliest places on earth,
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I've been to Crete and found Cretans to be of average or higher
intelligence, and certainly brighter than cretins.
Wasn't it a Cretan who dumped sambuca on a yob's package and lit it on fire?
That was an excellent move on her part. Down with yobbishness!
http://www.neo
I admit it - now I'm REALLY lost.
Anyway, Crete is a beautiful country with amazing arch. sites and a unique
Mediterranean climate. You can look inland while standing on a Cretan beach
and see olive groves, citrus orchards, goat herds, and in the distance
towering snow-capped mountains. What oth
Andrew, old son.
I thought that an American of average intelligence would catch the
classical/POLITICAL reference.
I do most humbly apologize for my grossly incorrect assumption.
Fred Moir. Cretin studying to be an idiot.
Lynn MA
At 11:29 AM 11/19/2009, you wrote:
I've been to Crete and found
I've been to Crete and found Cretans to be of average or higher
intelligence, and certainly brighter than cretins.
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Frederick W Moir wrote:
> Andrew, Jim, et al.
> They are just being Politically Correct!
> All Cretans are liars.
> Fred Moir
> Lynn MA
> Diesel pre
Andrew, Jim, et al.
They are just being Politically Correct!
All Cretans are liars.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
At 10:15 AM 11/19/2009, you wrote:
It really makes me wonder. Are people claiming 45 mpg for a car that gets
in the 20s MPG range malicious liars or just astoundingly stupid?
Then this individual is terminally stupid on another front - not knowing the
model of his car!
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
> Ya know, it could be a W201 with 2.2L and 5sp. That would make the mpg
> claim accurate to within 10% or so under ideal conditions.
>
> Mitch.
>
>
Ya know, it could be a W201 with 2.2L and 5sp. That would make the mpg claim
accurate to within 10% or so under ideal conditions.
Mitch.
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It really makes me wonder. Are people claiming 45 mpg for a car that gets
in the 20s MPG range malicious liars or just astoundingly stupid?
On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
> I wonder if this could be a 240D or a 190D?
>>
>
> An '84 190D 2.2 with a stickshift just might get
I wonder if this could be a 240D or a 190D?
An '84 190D 2.2 with a stickshift just might get 45!
-- Jim
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I wonder if this could be a 240D or a 190D?
Max
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And the AC BLOWS ICE COLD!
--R
WILTON wrote:
'Surprised it doesn't have leather seats, too. ;<))
Wilton
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'Surprised it doesn't have leather seats, too. ;<))
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Subject: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800
1984 M Benz Di
1984 M Benz Diesel need fuel injecter pump. Has rebuilt transmisson,
only selling due to husband illness. 800.00 or bestr offer When running
properly is averages about 45 mpg
http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/1471844380.html
--R (running downhill all the way, all the time!)
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