Yabbut you're pretty equally matched considering the vehicle of choice around there used to be a Volvo 240 wagon.
Dan (who has driven on I-95 and 128 more times than he would like to recall) On Feb 27, 2012, at 4:51 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > These kind of posts make me laugh, I commute 110 miles every day with a 240D, > have been doing so for years. The hills here aren't all that big but I do > have a 600' elevation change between home and work. > > MA drivers are considered some of the more aggressive in the world and I've > never had a serious problem with my car "not being fast enough". Somebody > said the other day that a 240D is happiest at 60mph, I disagree I think they > like best to be flogged up to 80, that keeps the carbon out of the engine. > > Curt > > Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:23:58 -0600 > From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] slooow > Message-ID: <sig.0404a3d1da.4f4bca3e.1080...@striplin.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > ahh the joys of driving a 240D, this brings back lots of memories. > Almost makes me want another one so I can revisit my youth. > > On 2/27/2012 10:07 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: >> On 25/02/2012 10:21 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: >>>> ....An automatic 240D (we had one) is very un-fun in the acceleration >>>> department. The words "dangerously slow" tend to come to mind. >>>> One of the few cars I've ever driven that could not keep speed >>>> up some of our highway hills in this State... >>>> >>> And my 77hp '78 300D could not climb eastbound Snoqualmie Pass at full >>> throttle without shifting down to 3rd which means 45mph in a 60 zone. >>> >>> RLE >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> >> I would agree with you. Most of the time, one can compensate to some >> extent by pre-planning one's moves. Need to pass someone? - then drop >> back and approach at speed. If the way is clear, go around and if not, >> then slow back down and wait for another opportunity. It helps if one >> knows the road well and thus knows where the passing areas are. >> >> However, there are spots where it is not possible to do that. Coming >> out of Kenora onto the westbound highway at the western edge of the >> bypass is one of those spots. One must come to a complete stop and >> then make a left turn at a T intersection onto the highway. It is an >> uphill grade for the next half mile or more. Not steep but enough to >> make it difficult to accererate up to 60 mph in any sort of reasonable >> period of time. Then there is the traffic approaching from behind at >> highway speeds including many big trucks. Cannot really be avoided >> unless one takes a totally different route through town and gets onto >> the bypass sooner, further east, but I normally don't think to do that >> because I only take the car out to the lake, maybe once each year. >> Always makes me somewhat nervous to do that turn however. Can get over >> onto the shoulder and let vehicles pass me if necessary but that is >> not the safest thing to do with the big trucks either as they cannot >> give you a whole lot of space if there is oncoming traffic as it is >> only a 2 lane highway. >> >> Randy > > _______________________________________ > 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
