On 8/28/2011 12:21 PM, audiolaw@aol.com wrote:
Your comment that you "understand" that the 240D is "dog slow" reveals your level of ACTUAL knowledge (compared to rumors, things you have heard and what you "understand") to be essentially nil. That is NOT a bad thing. But it is a guarantee of disappointment in a used MBZ diesel. (No doubt you have missed Nate's stories from his repeated junkets from L.A. to Las Vegas, in a 240D loaded with 5 people, blowing ice cold A/C while he struggles to keep it under 70 mph.)
I agree with Tom. My daughter and husband recently visited here from the UK where they drive a VW tdi. Gets great mpg and goes like hell. We have a 240D and a VW tdi. When she drove the 240D she complained that it was slow as hell. When she followed me driving the 240D and she was in the TDI she said it didn't appear slow at all. I said you have to understand the gearing and shift points. I drive Citroens also, one which I've owned since 1967. The fact that the dealer network has been gone since 1974 has no bearing whatsoever on the availability of parts. But as Tom points out, if you are not doing your own maintenance, your only hope is a good independent mechanic you can trust.
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Stan George Portland <<
Stan George Portland <<
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