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Old 12-03-2009, 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by JEBalles View Post
I'll drink to that! Unfortunately, my 240 doesn't belch too much, but that sd sure does. Can't wait to put that in. The '87 is fast enough to keep up with anything. Going too slow is only a problem with the 240 and below.
Downshift and floor it. Since it's naturally aspirated, it doesn't get enough air when wound out, and smokes like the batmobile. Ironic since a 61x or 60x diesel car will have a comparable life cycle carbon footprint to a prius, and the smug footprint is definatelly smaller, unless WVO is involved in which case it is potentially larger. The 190D has comparable mileage w/o the battery pack. I expect you're looking a twice the service life of a prius with a 70's through 80's benz.
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