Almost same story here, I was pulling on entrance to expressway, I jumped on 300SDL to it's redline . Opps, State Cop behind me after the smoke cleared. He was in hysterics as he blasted by.
-- Peter Arnold Windsor, CT ----- Original Message ----- From: "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 10:09:04 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] More 240D fun Several years ago, SWMBO and I switched cars one day. 'Bout mid-afternoon, I was leaving doctor's office on the 350SDL and having a hard time getting out into the busy street to head home. Finally, there was a slight break in traffic, and I pulled out and to the left and into the right lane on the main drag. I knew a pack of cars was coming from the right and now behind me as I rolled out. I had noticed an ivory 123 leading one of the lanes of traffic coming from the right. Not wanting to impede traffic, I immediately "stomped it" as I rolled out in the right lane. Then I glanced in rear view mirror to make sure I had cleared the herd. Then I realized the ivory 123 no longer bearing down on me in the black cloud behind me was mine. As I was getting out of the car in my yard a few blocks away, SWMBO pulled up and parked beside me. As she got out of the car, she exclaimed to me, "That car SMOKES!" I replied, "Not now." Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Thomas" <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 11:26 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] More 240D fun >I got a letter in the mail once in Houston, someone ratted me out to the >smoke police when they saw Brunnhilde accelerating up the ramp onto the >freeway and laying down a bit of a cloud. It stuggested I get a tune-up or >something. Funny, I thought that is what I was doing! > > --R > > On 8/9/2010 10:12 PM, Peter Frederick wrote: >> It's a result of people being whacked out about diesel soot, as if a Benz >> produced a significant amount. One of the stupid kids down the road has >> a "chipped" Dodge with a stack up through the bed of the truck, sounds >> pitiful and looks like a WWI coal fired battleship in full career when he >> turns the corner. >> >> No doubt he produces more soot in 50 ft that my 300D produces in a year! >> >> Mind you, diesel soot is hardly healthy breathing, since it's full of >> nasty polyaromatic hydrocarbons (all carcinogens), but it's curable, >> mainly by building better engines instead of turbocharged 1930 designs. >> Gasoline engines produce quite a bit of particulate too, and it's >> worse -- toxic metal oxides all wrapped up in carcinogens, and it's >> invisible and breathable, while diesel fuel soot is not. >> >> Oh well. >> >> Peter >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > 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 change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ 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 change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ 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 change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
