From: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net (diesel-benz-digest) To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Subject: diesel-benz-digest V1 #562 Reply-To: diesel-benz-at-digest.net Sender: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Errors-To: owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Precedence: bulk diesel-benz-digest Sunday, May 27 2001 Volume 01 : Number 562 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles John Meister Digest Coordinator Contents: $99 '77 240D on ebay (mine) Re: Diesel Benz Re: Diesel Benz Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 01:49:20 -0400 From: Evan Reisner Subject: $99 '77 240D on ebay (mine) nobody wanted it at my reasonable request of $300. The thing's gotta go. Maybe someone will give me $99. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=591745584 Evan 11 Volvos and a forlorn Mercedes. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 21:39:50 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: Diesel Benz On Sat, 26 May 2001, Greg wrote: Greg >-->John >-->I have wanted a Benz Diesel for years. I recently purchased a Dodge Ram Diesel which has renewed my interest in owning a Benz Diesel. I really don't know much about them as far as models, good years vs bad years, which ones tended to be best. Do ya think you could forward a little of your expertise my way. I am interesed in a used purchase of a lower milage car. The year really isn't important to me, I am thinking something between 1985 and 1997. >--> I think the 123 and 126 series Turbo Diesels are probably the best... well, that's all I really know anyway... :) I'll cc this to the Diesel-Benz list. john ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** john-at-wagoneers.com via PINE on Linux **** http://wagoneers.com ** ** http://junkscience.com ** http://snopes.com ** http://freegift.net ** Snohomish, Washington USA ...don't leave life without Jesus, please... - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 22:05:11 -0400 From: "Steve Morelen" Subject: Re: Diesel Benz I would agree with John. I've been wondering about the diesels that MB has sold over the last half decade or so. I get the perception that they are constantly tinkering with the engine designs to appease the EPA folks. What is the group's knowledge about the robustness of the newer, cleaner diesels from MB? Steve Morelen >From: john >To: Greg >CC: diesel-benz list >Subject: Re: Diesel Benz >Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 21:39:50 -0700 (PDT) > >On Sat, 26 May 2001, Greg wrote: >Greg > > >-->John > >-->I have wanted a Benz Diesel for years. I recently purchased a Dodge >Ram Diesel which has renewed my interest in owning a Benz Diesel. I really >don't know much about them as far as models, good years vs bad years, which >ones tended to be best. Do ya > > think you could forward a little of your expertise my way. I am >interesed in a used purchase of a lower milage car. The year really isn't >important to me, I am thinking something between 1985 and 1997. > >--> > > >I think the 123 and 126 series Turbo Diesels are probably the best... >well, that's >all I really know anyway... :) > >I'll cc this to the Diesel-Benz list. > >john > ---- > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ** john-at-wagoneers.com via PINE on Linux **** http://wagoneers.com ** >** http://junkscience.com ** http://snopes.com ** http://freegift.net ** > Snohomish, Washington USA ...don't leave life without Jesus, please... >------------------------------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #562 *********************************