HA! I understand that too well. I kept fooling with 240Ds long after I should have moved on... -Curt
On Sunday, December 10, 2017, 5:07:52 PM EST, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: Now, now - we're talking buying old used Mercedes here - rational decision making is not necessarily a part of the process. A Diesel can be a purely "I love the technology of compression ignition" - not "I want great fuel economy and long engine life". If he want's a Diesel car, he should get one. I do sorely miss having a Diesel - and if I wasn't into building airplanes now, I'd be in the market for an old Mercedes Diesel myself. On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 1:14 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Larry for the amount you drive a gasser probably makes more sense than a diesel, it's hard on a diesel not being driven hard regularly. Don't be afraid of a gasser, Dwight has one and likes it. Curt -- OK Don “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.” – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers 2013 F150, 18 mpg2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://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