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What Would It Take for YOU to buy a diesel car?

1492 messages, Last post on Nov 04, 2009 at 7:37 PM

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What is this discussion about? Car Buying, Biodiesel, Diesel, Hybrid Cars, Coupe, Hatchback, SUV

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#801 of 1492 Re: Apropos of nothing in particular [steve_] by gagrice Jan 09, 2009 (8:03 pm)
Replying to: steve_ (Jan 09, 2009 6:53 pm) I filled up my tractor can with diesel today. It was $2.39 for shell diesel. Regular was up to $1.99. ARCO is at $1.89. Not sure if it will come down or not. I hope I don't miss the window of opportunity on buying my dream X5 diesel. The sad part is, I really like driving the Sequoia. Went up into the mountains for a few days. Handles well. Just cannot get much better than 16 MPG with this crappy CA gas. The electronics in the Toyota suck. It is a good thing I knew the way to my destination. That NAV is near worthless. CD player skips on smooth highways. Not what you should get in a $50k vehicle.
#803 of 1492 Re: Craigslist [bumpy] by gagrice Jan 10, 2009 (5:29 am)
Well that was 7 good reasons to buy a new Diesel car. You got some ugly iron back there on the other coast. Here is what you still see running around wishing they had a diesel engine running on veggie oil. http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/987200403.html Replies to this message: bumpy (Jan 10, 2009 5:37 am) gagrice (Jan 10, 2009 5:42 am)
#804 of 1492 Re: Craigslist [gagrice] by bumpy Jan 10, 2009 (5:37 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Jan 10, 2009 5:29 am) Ha. I put it in the wrong topic. I did find this, though. http://norfolk.craigslist.org/cto/986486825.html Replies to this message: gagrice (Jan 10, 2009 5:42 am)
#805 of 1492 Re: Craigslist [bumpy] by gagrice Jan 10, 2009 (5:38 am)
If you don't want to spend a lot of money on your diesel ride, these still look good. http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/cto/987172182.html http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/cto/986593236.html http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/982543005.html Must be 30 old MB diesels in San Diego for sale Replies to this message: nippononly (Jan 10, 2009 7:17 am) fintail (Jan 10, 2009 7:40 am) gagrice (Jan 10, 2009 7:53 am) and 8 more...
#806 of 1492 Re: Craigslist [bumpy] by gagrice Jan 10, 2009 (5:42 am)
Replying to: bumpy (Jan 10, 2009 5:37 am) No problem, I love Craigslist. I have at least a dozen items listed around the country at any given time. I check every day for a good buy on a diesel Beetle that my wife wants for a runabout. Has to be 2006 with the DSG in green or yellow. Not too picky is she?
#807 of 1492 Re: Craigslist [gagrice] by nippononly Jan 10, 2009 (7:17 am)
Replying to: gagrice (Jan 10, 2009 5:38 am) Yikes, they were still carbureted in '83! That's a big turn-off. Luckily, diesel benzes were available most of the way through the 80s, right? Into the 90s as well, or not? They must have been fuel injected by the late 80s, I would assume. Replies to this message: fintail (Jan 10, 2009 7:40 am) gagrice (Jan 10, 2009 7:53 am) fintail (Jan 10, 2009 10:30 am) and 2 more... plekto (Jan 10, 2009 10:54 am) and 4 more...
#808 of 1492 Re: Craigslist [nippononly] by fintail Jan 10, 2009 (7:40 am)
Replying to: nippononly (Jan 10, 2009 7:17 am) I didn't see a note about a carb. The last carb MB sold in the US, IIRC, was the 70s W116 280S, until around MY 1975 or so. Then all FI or diesel. A W126 turbodiesel (300SD) would be a good car, and if you find a 1984-85 model there's a decent chance it will even have an airbag. The W123s aren't bad either, very slow if not turbo...but I have an attraction to the W126. Replies to this message: gagrice (Jan 10, 2009 7:53 am) fintail (Jan 10, 2009 10:30 am) ruking1 (Jan 10, 2009 11:07 am) and 1 more... plekto (Jan 10, 2009 10:54 am) fintail (Jan 10, 2009 12:12 pm) nippononly (Jan 10, 2009 12:32 pm) bumpy (Jan 10, 2009 3:39 pm) and 1 more...
#809 of 1492 Re: Craigslist [fintail] by gagrice Jan 10, 2009 (7:53 am)
Replying to: fintail (Jan 10, 2009 7:40 am) Just when I least expect to see you pop in: Then this may not be a bad buy? http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/cto/986269181.html Most of the 300sd models are 82-83' Replies to this message: fintail (Jan 10, 2009 10:30 am) ruking1 (Jan 10, 2009 11:07 am) fintail (Jan 10, 2009 12:10 pm) plekto (Jan 10, 2009 10:54 am) fintail (Jan 10, 2009 12:12 pm) nippononly (Jan 10, 2009 12:32 pm) bumpy (Jan 10, 2009 3:39 pm) plekto (Jan 10, 2009 8:53 pm)
#810 of 1492 Re: Apropos of nothing in particular [ruking1] by alltorque Jan 10, 2009 (8:36 am)
Replying to: ruking1 (Jan 09, 2009 12:09 pm) Read on the front page of my newspaper this morning that Exxon, (Exxonmobil), are now calling for higher taxes on fuel to fight GW/CC whatever. Don't know what caused the sudden volte-face but guess it's to do with money. However, with Exxonmobil on-side and a new Democrat POTUS on the way I guess the end result will likely be predictable for you folks..............so diesel will begin to make real sense. Of course, if our Commisar Brown takes the hint and raises fuel taxes even more then I may be on here asking for the odd food parcel. That's "odd" as in occasional, not weird, by the way. Replies to this message: steve_ (Jan 10, 2009 8:38 am)

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