From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Fri Sep 12 12:06:15 2008 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Friday, September 12 2008 Volume 01 : Number 2859 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: [db] Re: xj: RE: fsj: Re: [WJ-Grand] Amsoil [db] '86 524td? Re: [db] '86 524td? Re: [db] '86 524td? Re: [db] '86 524td? Re: [db] '86 524td? [db] only $499/mo... 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: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:32:23 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jerry Kaidor" Subject: Re: [db] Re: xj: RE: fsj: Re: [WJ-Grand] Amsoil ;) > > a good dino oil of the right viscosity, meaning a straight weight, > properly > filtered and monitored for proper ph balance could indeed go longer than > the > recommended amount, in fact, that's what mercedes is probably doing with > their newer rigs, monitoring the oil quality... *** Then there's what I do with my airplane. I change the oil once every three months regardless of mileage. Something to do with engine rebuilds costing $15K... - Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:12:06 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] '86 524td? anything of concern with an '86 524TD? I think the guy wants $5k for it... leather seats/sunroof, but not heated seats... automatic... would sell the Blazer for it... 190k on it, new timing belt, 25 city/35 hwy... john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold SAVE fuel: use synthetics: http://www.AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 SAVE power: use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf http://wagoneers.com http://wagoneers.com/johns-vehicles.html - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:09:11 -0700 From: Kevin Subject: Re: [db] '86 524td? The head is notoriously prone to cracking, and parts availability is somewhat of a concern. For $5k, I'd much rather have an 87 300D. On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:12:06PM -0700, john wrote: > anything of concern with an '86 524TD? I think the guy wants > $5k for it... leather seats/sunroof, but not heated seats... automatic... > would sell the Blazer for it... 190k on it, new timing belt, 25 city/35 hwy... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:45:36 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] '86 524td? thanx, that's what I was suspecting... the guy claims no issues with the head... new timing belt... but the fact it has a timing belt turns me off... hate those things. john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold SAVE fuel: use synthetics: http://www.AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 SAVE power: use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf http://wagoneers.com http://wagoneers.com/johns-vehicles.html - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Thu, 11 Sep 2008, Kevin wrote: # The head is notoriously prone to cracking, and parts availability is somewhat # of a concern. # # For $5k, I'd much rather have an 87 300D. # # On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:12:06PM -0700, john wrote: # > anything of concern with an '86 524TD? I think the guy wants # > $5k for it... leather seats/sunroof, but not heated seats... automatic... # > would sell the Blazer for it... 190k on it, new timing belt, 25 city/35 hwy... # ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:59:17 -0400 From: Edward Pomeroy Subject: Re: [db] '86 524td? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4l5PhKhT3U 'Nuff said! Edward john wrote: > thanx, that's what I was suspecting... the guy claims > no issues with the head... new timing belt... but the > fact it has a timing belt turns me off... hate those things. > > john > > ----- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > SAVE fuel: use synthetics: http://www.AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 > SAVE power: use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf > http://wagoneers.com http://wagoneers.com/johns-vehicles.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > On Thu, 11 Sep 2008, Kevin wrote: > > # The head is notoriously prone to cracking, and parts availability is somewhat > # of a concern. > # > # For $5k, I'd much rather have an 87 300D. > # > # On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:12:06PM -0700, john wrote: > # > anything of concern with an '86 524TD? I think the guy wants > # > $5k for it... leather seats/sunroof, but not heated seats... automatic... > # > would sell the Blazer for it... 190k on it, new timing belt, 25 city/35 hwy... > # ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:21:47 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: [db] '86 524td? looks like a good testimonial to me... ;) ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold SAVE fuel: use synthetics: http://www.AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 SAVE power: use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf http://wagoneers.com http://wagoneers.com/johns-vehicles.html - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Thu, 11 Sep 2008, Edward Pomeroy wrote: # http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4l5PhKhT3U 'Nuff said! Edward # # john wrote: # > thanx, that's what I was suspecting... the guy claims # > no issues with the head... new timing belt... but the # > fact it has a timing belt turns me off... hate those things. # > # > john # > # > ----- # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # > SAVE fuel: use synthetics: http://www.AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 # > SAVE power: use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf # > http://wagoneers.com http://wagoneers.com/johns-vehicles.html # > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # > # > # > On Thu, 11 Sep 2008, Kevin wrote: # > # > # The head is notoriously prone to cracking, and parts availability is # > # somewhat # > # of a concern. # > # # > # For $5k, I'd much rather have an 87 300D. # > # # > # On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:12:06PM -0700, john wrote: # > # > anything of concern with an '86 524TD? I think the guy wants # > # > $5k for it... leather seats/sunroof, but not heated seats... # > # > automatic... # > # > would sell the Blazer for it... 190k on it, new timing belt, 25 city/35 # > # > hwy... # > # # > # > # # ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:04:35 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: [db] only $499/mo... just think, one could LEASE a new BlueTEC for "only" $499/mo! The breakthrough BlueTEC clean diesel technology in the E320 BlueTEC clean diesel sedan - winner of the 2007 World Green Car award and J.D. Power award - blends fuel efficiency and low noise, without sacrificing power. And now you can lease it for only $499 a month from Mercedes-Benz of Lynnwood. they make a compelling argument for the DIESEL: http://www.dealermessage.com/accts/mblynnwood/Sept08/fuel_chart_lg.jpg 1. Lease a 2008 E320 BlueTEC for $499/mo plus tax. MSRP $55,910... 12K miles per year, $5,000 down payment required. Let's see, say three years lease... that's $17,964 plus your 5K down, or $22,964 ... oh yeah, PLUS TAXES... not sure if they apply sales tax, if they do, add another 10%... plus tabs, and maybe emissions tests after 3 years... To buy at MSRP, with sales tax at 9.8% or so total would be $61,390. For a Diesel Benz that gets 23 / 32... versus buying a used early '90's vintage 124 series with a 2.5L TD for say $3 to $7k and getting 26/33 epa, or real world mileage of 28-30/34-38. I wonder what the residual is at the end of the lease... One could do a lot of repairs on an older model for what it costs to drive new. If one can afford a lease, I would think one could afford to buy it. Leases don't seem like a good idea to me... too risky, too expensive... but that's just me... john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold SAVE fuel: use synthetics: http://www.AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 SAVE power: use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf http://wagoneers.com http://wagoneers.com/johns-vehicles.html - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #2859 **********************************