put me in the "likes good engineering" group.
In the 70's and 80's - the diesels that MB made were good engineering. Lousy by today's standards, but thats called progress.

I gave up on my 240D and went to a Mk3 VW 2.0l Jetta - I am regretting this decision. Why ? Becuase the engineering isnt there. Yes, 240D's and Jetta's are built to different price points, but sometimes you have to pay more to get better stuff.

I try to be a "car guy", which to me, means being interested/knowledgeable in all types of cars. Imports, muscle cars, MB, RR/Bentley, pre-war etc. I go to every car show I can, reguardless of the vintage, and try to learn as much as I can about how they were built. I try to read everything I can. I want to be the guy that can help you fix your W123 ("have you adjusted the valves recently?") , or recommend a new minivan for some friends who just had twins, ("because y'know, the 2004 Honda Odesseys's had a 4spd auto trans but the 05's had a 5-spd auto- which is quieter on the highway...) or roll to the blue ash airport where they are restoring a WWII B-17 and help out...

But I'm not sure if I'm a "dieselhead" either....

=)


-John

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2009 Kia Sedona
2009 Honda Odyssey EX-L
12006 Jetta Pumpe Duse
(insert Mercedes here)

Husband, Father, sometimes friend =)