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Originally Posted by gsxr
Leaving all the mineral oil in there, and adding PAG/POE, is not a good idea.
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Having excess oil in the system will reduce efficiency as the oil acts as an insulator, it isn't an oil type mix issue. One way to pull oil from a system is to nitrogen charge then do a quick blow down and repeat this 3 times.
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Originally Posted by gsxr
. . but I'd have recommended buying something safe. What car do you want your daughter to be in, when she's T-boned or rear-ended by some dimwit who insists on texting behind the wheel? Camry or Century would not get my vote.
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Think again about the ( 02 - 05 ) Camry, it is 2 steps above the W201 and one step above any other MB in the data at bottom.
https://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/database/VSR/veh/VehicleCatalogTN.aspx
A full list of cars tested since the 70's , I have not decoded the ratings
https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/1045298/muarc266.pdf
Some data page 35 45 115 137
I've pulled out USA relevant models and placed MB at the top of each rating group . Looking at the charts, very tiny cars designed in the 80's fare poorly and an older MB does not do as good as some would think.
Page 187 consumer friendly crash worthiness ratings using actual on the road crash data from 87 - 05
S = Small car
LC = Light car
M = Medium car
L = Large car
2 steps better than average
S 99 - 04 VW Golf / Bora
M 98 - 05 VW Passat
M 94 - 02 SAAB new 900 / 9 - 3
L 02 - 05 Toyota Camry
L 84 - 92 Volvo 700 / 900
1 step better than average
M 95 - 00 W202 C class
M 86 - 94 W124 E class
S 98 - 01 Toyota Corolla
M 91 - 02 Honda Accord
L 98 - 02 Toyota Camry
L 00 - 05 Toyota Avalon
Average
M 89 - 93 W201 190
M 96 - 02 W210 E class
L 82 - 92 W126 S class
S 00 - 05 Hyundai Elantra
S 92 - 05 Honda Civic
S 01 - 05 Subaru Impreza
S 02 - 05 Toyota Corolla
LC 00 - 05 Hyundai Accent
LC 00 - 05 Kia Rio
LC 99 - 05 Toyota Echo
L 96 - 98 Ford Taurus
1 step below average
L 83 - 86 Toyota Camry
S 93 - 00 Subaru Impreza