[diesel_mercedes] Re: Where has all the mileage gone, long time passing?

 

Reality check :

They were cheap , tinny little slow assed boxes that drummed loudly and made you go deaf , the engines rarely lasted over 100,000 miles .

Wretched cars IMO .

They're _serious_ Cult Cars now .

-Nate
Chip wrote:
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> I just don't get it. In the early 80's I had a VW Rabbit diesel that could knock out 50mpg's on long trips. Even around town it would do better than 40mpg. So....we were able to generate that kind of economy 30 years ago, but there is almost nothing out there that can beat the fuel economy of a three decade old car design.
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> Chip
> Turbo-less in Houston
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