I kinda think the cost of replacing those hybrid batteries which will have to be done about the time the warranty expires is a greater cost than what I paid for the four 300Ds.
Let's see... the vehicle tax is due at the end of the month. Mine is $9.24 compared to brother's prime vehicle which is $238.00. I have no payment nor interest yet I believe brother's payment for three months would be equal to what I paid for each vehicle. Oh, and as my insurance is $247.00 for six months, the brother's is over $1,600. each six. hmmm > From: "archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:07:27 -0500 > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Knock on wood... 300D > > I stopped in and looked at a Toyota Prius the other day. 45-50 mpg, > lifetime warrantee on mechanicals, 8 year warrantee on batteries. Very > tempting. > Then I went home and thought about it. For the $25,000+ a Prius would cost, > I could turn the '83 300D into a like-new car and have plenty of money left > over to buy the extra fuel a Prius would have saved. If the fuel situation > should get extremely bad, both MBs could be converted to run on VO. (I > wonder how many acres of soybeans it would take to yield a years supply of > VO; about 1000 gallons? I have a few acres that could be contract farmed. > > IMHO fuel prices will eventually be coming down. Plants are rapidly being > built to extract oil from tar sands, and speculators won't be able to keep > prices jacked up forever. > Gerry > '83 300D and 240D > ---------------------------------------------------- >> You go Brian! >> You'll have my vote for the rebuild vs. a new purchase. :) >> Dave H... >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> 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
