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Old 02-18-2008, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Caduceus View Post
I used to think the same thing but now there's practically just as many electronic systems in the new bluetec as any mb gasser. I was thinking about a new 08 bluetec but for the same price I can get a e3504m, the 12c/l difference in diesel over premium factors in too, but really the gasser is faster, awd, and will get about the same real in city mileage anyways.
I guess I cut my shopping off well before current model-years. Sorry for the confusion - those silly Bluetec things are every bit as electronically complicated as their gasoline counterparts.... which is why I wasn't really shopping for one anyway. When you get into 2000 and newer, certainly, maybe even a little earlier... there really isn't much of a difference and the fuel price does start to become a factor.
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