You go Brian! You'll have my vote for the rebuild vs. a new purchase. :)
Dave H... 1968 280 SE 1971 280 SEL 1979 LP809 Manual (Swiss Army Troop/Cargo Carrier) 1980 280E Manual 1981 240D Manual 1984 300DT 1985 300CD 1985 300SD 1987 300SDL 1987 560SL 1992 300TE 4Matic 1993 300E -------------------------------------------------- From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 2:45 AM To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Knock on wood... 300D > And this IMHO is the true key to making any real difference - just a > little > change or two in the behaviors of us all. > > No tree hugging here. But I do shake my head often at what I see around > me. > Maybe folks don't have to give up their Suburban or big 4x4 - I mean > that's > not going to happen. (heck, even here in the "socialist state of > Washington", I see more full sized 4x4s and SUVs than efficient cars - > this > has been a surprise to me) But maybe people could, once a week, forego > driving. And maybe they could wake up and not mash the accelerator by > default every time they take off. > > Okay, slipped into rant mode there. > > I have taken a much closer look lately, though, at what is sold to us as > environmentally friendly. I hear the deeper issues surrounding bio and > ethanol and hybrids, and I just revert to my belief that just a few little > behavior mods are the real key. > > Oh, and someone mentioned that their 123s were keep-forever cars. I feel > that way too! But just last night my wife reiterated her stance that we > should drive these cars 'til they go belly up and then we should move on > to > something else. Well, actually, she did say that we should hang onto the > 240D. I argue that these are classics (I even feel that way about our > 190D) > and nothing is going to come along that is going to be better in any true > sense. I say let's just rebuild the engine or tranny when they go. Heck > isn't that more enviro. friendly compared to contributing to the > manufacture > of new cars? > > Brian > > Timothy shared:I like to think I'm enviromentally responsible. That's why > I > pulled out of > traffic last night, stopped the engine and killed an hour at the auto > parts > place... because I conserved another trip. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com