Gee Bill I'm sorry,
What was it we said that made you think we care what you thought? What is your reason for busting Rleo's knads for naming his vehicles? Pity.
"Diesel with attitude"? Whatever........

**edit**
80 300TD - 'Silver Flash"

__________________
Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

I've been calling mine 'Silver Surfer', though in your case 'Silver Sitter' might make more sense.

Just kidding!

-sam

__________________
"That f***in' biodiesel is makin' me hungry."

1982 300TD Astral Silver w/ 250k (BIO BNZ)
2001 Aprilia SR50 Corsa Red w/ 5.5k (>100 MPG)

I'm really just doing a long term study on the structural integrity of my jackstands.

Silver Flash (we just call it The Flash now) came from the fact that it is the slowest vehicle I've ever driven. That includes an automatic 240D, which would indicate I have more problems than just smoke.

Also, sorry for my above rant. Should have just said it was silly.

__________________
Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

IN principle, I agree with billrei on both accounts. The CORRECT fluid is $8/quart. That's $16-24 to do the whole system with a GUARANTEED proper fluid. You're trying to find something that "might" work to save $0.59??? I'm all for using whatever works in most things and certainly NOT the "MB-only" type, but hell, why not use restaurant grease that you can get FREE that "might" work and save even MORE money! If you need a source for the Febi stuff at $8/quart email me.

As for people naming their mechanical devices (cars, etc.), I have never understood that either, but I accept it. As a mechanical engineer and mechanic all my life, I can see how someone can fall in "love" with something mechanical and want to name it, just not "my" thing.

__________________
1984 300D Turbo - 4-speed manual conversion, mid-level resto

1983 300D - parts car

1979 300TD Auto - Parts car.

1985 300D Auto - Wrecked/Parts.


=========================

"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there". Lewis Carrol

300TD= My Bi*ch!
240D= Hot-5
Dogs= Chico, Rocky, Buddy, Patch, Sissi, Girl, Penny, and Pepper.
Cats= Cindy, Blacky, Dump 1, Dump 2, Dump 3, Sscooter, Tom and Jerry.

We all have our little per-peeves. I hate when people, even more so in 300D's, don't use their turn signal!