Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-25 Thread Craig McCluskey
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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-25 Thread Dieselhead
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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts g

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-24 Thread Mitch Haley
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. __

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-24 Thread Alex Chamberlain
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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-24 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:02:32 -0600 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > You have had Diesels since 1972? Yes. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Un

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-24 Thread Dieselhead
You have had Diesels since 1972? 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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-24 Thread R A Bennell
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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-24 Thread WILTON
Even at $.25/gal, I was still concerned. I used $1.00's worth a week. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Bob Rentfro" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800 I

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-24 Thread Bob Rentfro
se...@pisquared.net> > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 11:36 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800 > > > On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:25:34 -0800 (PST) "Tyler" >> wrote: >> >> it seems

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-24 Thread WILTON
And I've done that since 1950. ;< Wilton - Original Message - From: "Craig McCluskey" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 11:36 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800 On Mon, 23 Nov 2009

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-24 Thread Allan Streib
-Original Message- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com > [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of LarryT > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 9:11 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800 > > Hi Tyler, > You wrote: (O

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-24 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
cedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800 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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-23 Thread Craig McCluskey
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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-23 Thread LarryT
ot; Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 4:25 PM To: "Mercedes Discussion List" 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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-23 Thread Tyler
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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-23 Thread Curt Raymond
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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-23 Thread Tyler
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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-23 Thread LarryT
ts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: "Curt Raymond" Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 10:31 AM To: "Diesel List" Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800 You're giving him a lot of credit. Its us

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2009-11-23 Thread Curt Raymond
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Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-23 Thread LarryT
ilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: "andrew strasfogel" Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 10:15 AM To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread Curt Raymond
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 From: Jim Cathey Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW!  45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800 To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain;

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread WILTON
She has my hero vote. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Mitch Haley" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800 andrew strasfogel wrote: I've been to Crete a

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
Crete is a Greek island, not a country! Yes, it is a beautiful place. Sent from my iPhone 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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Frederick W Moir Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 12:02 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800 Andrew. Sorry for the confusion. Epimenides, a Cretan, made that statement. It

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread Rich Thomas
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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread Frederick W Moir
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,

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread Mitch Haley
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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread andrew strasfogel
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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread Frederick W Moir
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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread andrew strasfogel
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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread Frederick W Moir
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?

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread andrew strasfogel
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. > >

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread Mitch Haley
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. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread andrew strasfogel
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

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread Jim Cathey
I wonder if this could be a 240D or a 190D? An '84 190D 2.2 with a stickshift just might get 45! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or ch

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2009-11-19 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
I wonder if this could be a 240D or a 190D? Max -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:52 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread Rich Thomas
And the AC BLOWS ICE COLD! --R WILTON wrote: 'Surprised it doesn't have leather seats, too. ;<)) Wilton - Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:36 AM Subject: [MBZ] WOW! 4

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread WILTON
'Surprised it doesn't have leather seats, too. ;<)) Wilton - Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 8:36 AM Subject: [MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800 1984 M Benz Di

[MBZ] WOW! 45 mpg 1984 Mer Benz Diesel - $800

2009-11-19 Thread Rich Thomas
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!) ___