Oh god not a Prius! How about a Jetta diesel? Around 20K new, gives around 45 mpg and is a real car, not some cheesoid entomomorphic wannabe spaceship.
Sent from my iPhone On Mar 14, 2011, at 9:14 AM, "Bill Ringgold" <billr32...@comcast.net> wrote: I'm thinking a 2008 hybrid Prius with the comforts this old body wants will run about $18K. I have wondered about some of the new Hyundai models, but do not want a stripped down model, even though we have the S320 for road trips. Worth looking at, but and extra 10 mpg is not a small thing either, and these days I do mostly around town errands [50+ mpg with the Prius]. Driving @12K miles a year I don't suppose a small mpg difference will matter too much. I'm looking seriously at the Prius, but could be persuaded to look elsewhere. Bill R -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Max Dillon Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 7:57 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm feeling sleepy ... If you want high mileage in a small car, why spend so much on the car? I think Hyundai offers a model for about $7k that gets over 40 mpg; those economics make more sense to me. Max Diesel, the new Premium ________________________________ From: Bill Ringgold <billr32...@comcast.net> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Mon, March 14, 2011 7:41:24 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm feeling sleepy ... I'll suggest that to him. We are working out a trade whereby he does a lot of time consuming small stuff that I can't do and can't afford to pay $70/hour to have repaired, and when I get a new car this year he will adopt my baby into his home. I'm not sure either of our wives would actually appreciate learning what a turbine sounds like, though I could end up with a new car sooner than expected. I'm looking seriously at a Prius, which would save me about $1,300/year in fuel costs. My cousin just hit 100K on his with no problems, and loves it. @50 mpg at $3.30/gal beats 22 mpg at $3.85/gal by a long shot. I'll be down to one MB in the family then and no diesel, but it seems that a 30 YO car is not the best choice for me, though it is still a wonderful road machine with a strong engine and good tranny and doesn't look too bad. Maybe if my cardiac stem cell infusion perks my heart up a bit I can think about another diesel someday. Bill R -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Mitch Haley Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 10:36 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] I'm feeling sleepy ... OK Don wrote: Or fix the hole in the floor that is letting the fumes in --- Instead of another rusty old muffler with 5-6" of pipe on it, why don't you weld in 5-6' of brand new pipe? Show the people behind you what a turbine sounds like. _______________________________________ 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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
