You're thinking backwards, the more people driving EVs means more petroleum for us... Curt
Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 3:30 PM, Dimitri Seretakis<dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: EVs are for pussies! Sent from my iPhone > On May 26, 2022, at 3:07 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > 6-8 mile commutes are where an EV excels. Electric heat means the cabin is > warm quickly and you don't need to worry about range. > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 11:31 AM, Allan Streib via >Mercedes<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: As I understand it, the important >thing with Blue Tec is that the DPF "regeneration" cycle needs time to >complete. If it's frequently interrupted, you eventually have problems. I >don't know how long a cycle takes, or if 6-8 miles of driving is enough time. >Kevin posted a writeup a while back on someone's woes with Bluetec. > > It's not great for any car, gas or diesel, to not get fully warmed up. You > really want to get the engine oil and exhaust fully warm to drive out > moisture. That said, a 6-8 miles drive twice daily is probably OK especially > if some of it is at highway speeds and you're doing occasional longer drives. > You might be better off with a gasser though, or (heaven forbid) even an EV > for a commute that short. > > >> On Thu, May 26, 2022, at 10:59 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes wrote: >> I have been out of the MB diesel game for too long and can’t keep up on >> the nomenclature and which ones to avoid. >> >> If I was looking for a Mercedes diesel that would get 30+ mpg and is >> pretty reliable which would I look for? >> >> I know the 124 diesel with the 2.5 (602?) is great. And the 603 is >> very good too. (Right?) >> >> The 606 in the 124 and 210 is also good? >> >> Then, the CDI started and the Black Death is a big concern and the blue >> tec is next. Someone mentioned the other day that bluetec has its own >> issues — most notably it is not good for relatively short drives like a >> 10 minute commute. It really needs to be driven for a while to get >> everything heated up and working. >> >> My cars now get driven to work only 6-8 miles one way. Half of that is >> on the highway - obviously not for long. Then relatively short trips >> on the weekend. occasionally we drive long distances over a weekend 600 >> miles or so maybe every few months. >> >> So, if I want a fuel efficient MB diesel that doesn’t have to be driven >> 30 minutes at a time, should I be focused on 124 and 210 with the 602, >> 603, and 606? >> >> What was the six cylinder non-turbo that was in the 124 and 210? I >> remember hearing great things about those. >> >> Donald H. Snook >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
