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03-23-2009, 03:43 PM
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lovecraft officially "BYE BYE"
after closing both locations , they reopened a small place in la
but the last few times ive driven by there this month nothing was going on now there website has been taken down
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03-23-2009, 03:48 PM
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FI will hoist a beer in their memory tonight.....
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03-23-2009, 03:51 PM
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Awesome! Finally they can't ruin any more old MB's!
    
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-  '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
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03-23-2009, 03:58 PM
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03-23-2009, 04:03 PM
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Hooray!
I hope the remaining owners just go buy B99.9. Is that station in Brentwood still running or the place that sold out in MDR? I wonder what happened. Collapsed internally from overexpansion into a niche market or management ran it into the ground....
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03-23-2009, 05:08 PM
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I bet a whole lot of interest was lost after people actually got the system installed and it wrecked their car (and the truth spread), or they found it super hard to find veg oil due to way too many people on the prowl for it.
I bet a lot of the interest also disappeared when diesel fell to $2ish in the past several months.
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
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03-23-2009, 05:48 PM
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WOOT LOVECRAFT IS NO MORE!!! Those Mercedes Murderers are history
   PARTY ON...
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Current Garage 2008 Mercedes GL320 CDI 188k mi Repair/Work in progress 1994 S350 160k mi Garage Queen & prepping for repairs 2005 E320 CDI 203k mi Healthy & Daily Driver 1994 S350 357k mi Retried as parts car 1984 300TD 214k mi Blown OM617 Poss OM603 Swap?? Sold 1987 300SDL 200K+ 1994 S320 181K mi 2008 E320 Bluetec 127k mi 1999 S420 130K mi 1980 240D 360k mi 15+ Others that has come, stay and gone GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN  1995 E320 SE 220k mi 1984 300SD 350k mi
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03-23-2009, 05:53 PM
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I would say fuel prices played a part as well. I'm sure many people aren't running to 'convert' their cars or buy a diesel when gasoline is under $2.
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03-23-2009, 05:55 PM
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yes, the location down the street from me (on sunset blvd in los angeles) closed down a while ago, and now has been sandblasted and renovated, no remaining evidence; i'm not a diesel owner/afficcianado, but i do respect the oilburners, and that place just seemed wrong from the day they opened. what did p.t. barnum, say,..suckers are dime a dozen, born every minute,...etc. this was just a hipster/flavor of the month thing. hallelujah.
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03-23-2009, 06:14 PM
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Never really understood the motivation to convert to run on WVO. I could be wrong but seems to be more trouble than its worth. Any thoughts on this?
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the sooner you start... the sooner you'll get done  If it ain't broke, don't fix it.. Its always simpler to tell the truth...2007 Honda Accord EX 2007 Honda Accord SE V6 96 C220 97 Explorer - Found Another Home 2000 Honda Accord V6 - Found Another Home 85 300D - Found Another Home 84 300D - Found Another Home 80 300TD - Found Another Home Previous cars: 96 Caravan 87 Camry 84 Cressida 82 Vanagon 80 Fiesta 78 Nova Ford Cortina Opel Kadet 68 Kombi Contessa
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03-23-2009, 06:36 PM
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what kills a business is supply and demand. Diesel is $2 per gallon and the conversion is > $1000. The initial investment is too high, too much hassle to collect the oil, too much work to de-water and filter the wvo. All in all, it is not worth the investment and the hassle. It is like the sale of Prius is way down also. I bet my top dollars the interest will be there again that when diesel goes back up to $3-$5 range.
There are owners here who detest WVO but I am not one of them. I run my MBZ on WVO without any problems for over 20K each on my 300D and 300SDL.
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03-23-2009, 06:57 PM
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 You'd need like 70-100 amps worth of electrical heating equipment, and some huuuge alternator....that would sap several HP off the engine and wear out belts....yeah, not worth it.
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
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03-23-2009, 07:07 PM
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