Great that they mention cleaner burning newer diesels, but they aren't very friendly to MY car...

http://www.forbes.com/video/index.html?playerselect=wm&speedselect=100&video_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fvideo%2Ffvn%2Flifestyle%2Fdl_veh010606_sy&id=dl_veh010606_sy&title=Video%3A%2BDeciding%2BOn%2BA%2BDiesel

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Mike J
Cary, NC

1987 300SDL
203,400 miles
How NOT to buy a MB Diesel:
Know little or nothing about diesels or Mercedes Benz.
Get the WVO fever.
Drive 70 miles to a used car lot in the country.
Buy the car without having it inspected, because it seems like a good idea at the time....
I'll be back. I'm gonna need help.
I love this car already!


1998 F-150 154,000 miles

1994 Geo Tracker 75,000 Miles

I agree, they're unfreindly to mine too. We're all probably not "helping" the stereotype against diesels chugging around....but who cares. Our cars are certainly more refined than "neighborhood poisoning loud smoke machines" as they talked of in the video.

I usually generate the interest when I snap back the lower greenhouse emissions levels from even my 617, and how long (obviously) the engine has lasted compared to their econobox gasser.... Its always a hoot down at the tires place when I bring both of them in to get rotations... Lots of stares and murmur.

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'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)

Guess, I will just keep poisoning my neighborhood.

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15 VW Passat TDI
00 E420
98 E300 DT
97 E420 Donor Car - NEED PARTS? PM ME!
97 S500
97 E300D
86 Holden Jackaroo Turbo D
86 300SDL
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The trend is that the US RARELY gets many auto variants and engine combo's - diesel or not. The Forbes video guy hedged that question pretty well.

on another note, my wife's 99 E300 is far smokier at startup and hard acceleration than my 98 Suburban with 6.5TD, and i am perplexed to say the least.

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BobT
2004.5 Dodge Ram 3500 CTD QC SB 4x4
1999 E300D
Deere 770 w/FEL

Not a very informative video to me as all that was said is stuff I've known for months. That senior editor needs to be more specific in his reporting though: the "stinky, slow" diesels of the 1970s and 1980s were mostly GM's junk not our MBs. My 300SD even 23 years after it was manufactured only releases visible amounts of black smoke when under heavy throttle.

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1999 Mercedes-Benz S600, 103K miles - garage queen
1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, 89K miles - daily driver
2007 Hyundai Sonata Limited, 31K - daily driver

Me too. My wife's got the same car and it didn't smoke till we had it chipped.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Mine rarely smokes, and that "Senior Editor" looks to be about 20 yrs old.

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

What is interesting is how that kid throws out a blank statistic. 1994 was the magic model year that new production diesels stopped smoking.
They all went with the patches and gum treatment instead, right?

Every diesel emits SOME hydrocarbons. And at WOT, even the cleanest E320 CDI will puff a bit.

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1987 300SDL (324000)

1986 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) (166000)

1978 Porsche 924 (99000)

1996 Nissan Pathfinder R50 (201000)

Both my SD and the L smoke, also enjoy the drink on occasion too.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

I have been driving it hard lately, blasting out every molecule from in my engine. It smokes quite a bit when I do that, "oh well". normal driving doesn't produce anything visible in daylight now.

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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)