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03-16-2006, 08:49 PM
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How My diesel got its name
My 1983 24D was named Tractor, because it runs on diesel and smells like
a farm tractor when I fill it up. We have an 81 240D that has a stick. My wife has yet to name it... How did diesel get its name? 
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03-16-2006, 08:56 PM
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Like how did the diesel engine get its name? Its named after Rudolph Diesel, that wonderful guy that started all of this.
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Seth 1984 300D 225K 1985 300D Donor body 1985 300D Turbo 165K. Totaled. Donor Engine. It runs!!! 1980 300SD 311K My New Baby. 1979 BMW 633csi 62K+++? Dead odo
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03-16-2006, 08:57 PM
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The inventor of the diesel engine was Rudolf Diesel. Some people feel there is some connection between his last name ( Diesel) and the engine ( diesel), but I think its just coincidence
My W126 (S) class diesel is named "Wotan". For those few of you who are not into Wagnerian opera---come on, admit it, there must be a few of you out there-- Wotan was the king of the gods in the 4 opera "ring" cycle. An "S" class that is king of the gods, OK!
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03-16-2006, 10:36 PM
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i thought
you were going to say it is a character from a video game.
tom w
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03-16-2006, 11:03 PM
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Diesel wanted to name it after the D-cell battery, but people got it confused.
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03-16-2006, 11:14 PM
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Quote:
Look, it's bad enough to know opera details, but to admit it in front of your diesel brethren!!!!????  
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03-16-2006, 11:46 PM
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[ Diesel wanted to name it after the D-cell battery, but people got it confused ]
My wife's people are from Denmark. The old joke is that when they came thru Ellis Island, the head of household was asked his occupation. It translated as Diesel fitter. Turns out he was a women's clothier "ya, dis will fit her". Some of you have great names for your cars-- pet names. That's what I'm interested in! Tom
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03-17-2006, 12:09 AM
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Ok gotta type this fast so the gf won't see it. The '85 is named "Rachel" for a very important girl in my life who now won't speek to me. That's part of the reason I'm trying so hard to resurect it even though its wrecked. The bimmer is "Stephannie", for my current gf. The '84 stands unnamed.
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Seth 1984 300D 225K 1985 300D Donor body 1985 300D Turbo 165K. Totaled. Donor Engine. It runs!!! 1980 300SD 311K My New Baby. 1979 BMW 633csi 62K+++? Dead odo
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03-17-2006, 12:26 AM
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Nickname
I purchased my dark blue 81 300 SD from my father-in-law. My mother-in-law has a light blue 86? 560SL. They nicknamed his car "Big Blue", and her car "Baby Blue".
When I bought "Big Blue", I renamed it "Double B" -- both for "Big Blue" and "Barouche Box" -- a fancy 19th century carraige. 
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03-17-2006, 09:40 AM
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"For those few of you who are not into Wagnerian opera---come on, admit it, there must be a few of you out there"
Hi, My name is Chris and I am not into Wagnerian opera or any other opera. I don't think I have a problem. My 84 300d euro will be referred to as the Vegaholic when I get the convertion completed. I just recieved the filter this week.
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03-17-2006, 10:37 AM
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I named the SDL "money pit" A very well earned name, she is the spoiled b**** that sucks down $5k a year in parts and requires lots of attention.
 The SD is known as "the beater" well because their is not much good about that car. Body is shot, interior is beat, suspension is tired, engine is ehh. But she's a runner. My dad calls them junkers, clunkers, and old bomb.
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03-17-2006, 10:59 AM
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"The Green Goddess" was the name of a 300td of the same color a couple of my skeet shooting friends owned in England....they saw mine, chatted it up, and the rest is history as they say. Kinda odd, a car named after a salad dressing. As the car is still new to me, I reserve the right to change that name should it start to act like less lady like!
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03-17-2006, 11:15 AM
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sailor15015]Ok gotta type this fast so the gf won't see it. The '85 is named "Rachel" for a very important girl in my life who now won't speek to me. That's part of the reason I'm trying so hard to resurect it even though its wrecked. The bimmer is "Stephannie", for my current gf. The '84 stands unnamed.
Sailor... you have b@lls of steel! You are my new hero! Tom
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03-17-2006, 11:53 AM
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The 250 is unnamed and shall leave that way. My 300 has been named Tabitha by the lovely young lady in my life. No idea where she got that name but I like it quite a bit so it stuck.
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