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Yeah the SLK320 CDI outperforms the petrol (love that word) SLK350 and the SL400 CDI outperforms the petrol SL500, in both speed and fuel economy. My only worry about a a diesel droptop is the noise factor. M |
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http://www.news-gazette.com/localnews/story.cfm?Number=17827 Not everyone likes diesel," said Peter Alexander, mechanic and owner of Peter B.'s, a repair shop in Urbana. Because diesels were fraught with problems back in the '70s and '80s, "it took a real special person to love a diesel," he said. According to Alexander, diesel owners tend to be mechanical and understand how diesels work. They like to drink fine wine, but they're also economical. They watch their money. They're not in any hurry. "With diesel, everything is slower," Alexander said. Liberty diesel is quicker than Liberty gas V6, Mercedes CDI is quicker than Mercedes gas, every thing is NOT slower with diesel!
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Replying to: moparbad (Mar 10, 2005 9:18 am) M
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Replying to: merc1 (Mar 11, 2005 12:31 am) I believe the is both positive and negative and we will see a rise in the purchase of diesels and numbers of diesels being offered. When I purchased both of my diesel passenger cars in the past year I looked into the hybrid alternatives for both of them (when I purchased my diesel truck, there were no hybrid alternatives for a 1-ton crewcab with diesel). Here is the problem I ran into....I purchased an '04 Jetta GLS TDI in April. I also researched and drove the Civic HCH and the Prius. For the Civic, I could buy an LX, with a few incentives for about $15.5K, but the Hybrid was $20.5K, a $5000 increase for the hybrid technology. The Prius, OTOH, was $25K and had a 6-9 month waitlist and in both hybrid cases dealers were not coming off of MSRP and one was actually trying to charge more, mouch more. I lookes at the TDI, got it for less than either Hybrid and get ALMOST the same real world fuel economy. AND the Jetta, IMHO, is much better appointed than the Civic. Let's face it, a Civic is still a Civic, even with Hybrid Drivetrain. Fast forward to Feb '05, it was time to purchase another vehicle, so I looked at the Passat GLS TDI, the Accord-Hybrid, and the E320CDI. The Accord, I could purchase a regular gas Accord for ~$27K, or I could get the Hybrid for $33K and get roughly 7mpg better fuel economy, and all the worries about battery life, new techonology, etc. That's ~$6K premium, just to appear to be green. Not worth it. So I ruled it out, and while the MB was extremely nice, at the end of the day, a car is just a car, and I didn't see enough bells and whistles to justify paying and extra $30K for a car. That money would be much better spent or invested elsewhere. I went with the Passat and have absolutely no regrets. Hopefully, with all of the media attention and the growing numbers of vehicles on the road, the diesel cars are starting to shake some of the reputation they have garnered in the past. '03 Ford F350 CrewCab KingRanch 6.0L Powerstroke '04 VW Jetta GLS TDI '05 VW Passat GLS TDI
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Replying to: ranger2001xlt (Feb 16, 2005 9:16 pm) |
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I am looking into the diesel Sprinter as well. This one has caught my eye and maybe my wallet. All this and 22 MPG, what's not to like? http://www.creativemobileinteriors.com/sections/projects/sprinter_2.asp
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Replying to: gagrice (Mar 13, 2005 12:16 pm)
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Replying to: chrisducati (Mar 13, 2005 2:45 pm) http://www.whnet.com/4x4/sprinter.html |
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Replying to: pusterracing (Mar 11, 2005 6:46 am) M |
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