My mom is a AAA member. Years of that "security" and she was thrilled an opprotunity to use her AAA membership when it appeared I'd run out of fuel. "We don't do diesel!" was the reply.
Maybe it's from the years they jumped off those early 80's American GM diesels? > From: "archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:51:41 -0500 > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Knock on wood... 300D > > I thought about insurance too. (No state tax in Florida.) > Gerry > .................................................. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Timothy Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 6:29 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Knock on wood... 300D > > >> 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.0/1180 - Release Date: >> 12/10/2007 2:51 PM >> >> > > > _______________________________________ > 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
