I'm starting school in Vermont this fall and I'm seriously considering putting a biodiesel sticker on the back of my car in addition to running biodiesel and I'm not a big fan of bumper stickers. Diesels are not as prevalent up there as they are here. Even most pickups have gassers in them. I don't want people to dislike me when I bomb around like the SS in my diesel "panzerwagen" with New Jersey plates ! I sure that once they see the biodiesel sticker and that beautiful w124 rear end, I'll get some looks of approval, or at least toleration! People up there are nice so I shouldn't really be that concerned anyway.

Definitely won't be driving the Benz in the winter though. I'll be using the 2000 Land Rover Discovery in the winter that gets 14mpg, also with NJ plates. Wonder if I should put a biodiesel sticker on that as well! I definatly won't be putting one of those annoying "VT" stickers on it, thats for sure!

3 instances.
1. Back in the day when I worked at a nightclub, the owner saw my car, laughed and asked me, "Does that thing still run?". I looked over at his LandRover, pointed and asked him how much it costs him to keep THAT THING running? Didn't have that job much longer.
2. Recently, I was having breakfast at McDonalds (no comments necessary--I am human & I get weak sometimes). I was proud to see an old man, although homeless looking. checking out Speedy, my wagon. He walked around it and stood infront staring at the grill for a good 15 minutes. He stayed and watched me pull out of the parking lot from across the street.
3. I had hurt my back and needed some brakework done that I could no longer do. The "foreign" garage in my town held a mechanics seminar on the workings of the Benz brake system in honor of Speedy. I had 5 mechanics approach me on how "crazy" my brakes were. The head mechanic told me that the "crazy" comment was a compliment on the quality. They don't see quality like that everyday.

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1980 300SD (Mr. Sparkles), 1976 450SEL, 1982 300D turbo, 1989 VW Cabriolet morphing into a td cabriolet , 1997 TDI Passat, 1996 piece of Jeep,1993 F150, 1990 F250 7.3L...i think that's it, for now.

I thought the three salesmen just wanted to get me to trade up to some p.o.s. Ford, instead when I pulled back around they started asking me questions about my 85 617. How many miles, how long have I had it, how unbelievably clean it looks for a 22 year old car, etc. Didn't even try to interest me in a new Ford.

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1985 300D Gretchen (Astral Silver) 220k
1983 240D 4-speed Evelyn (Orient Red) 203k


TANSTAAFL

My SDL was traded in on a new Ford shytbox SUV. Ahh the PO how I would enjoy chewing him out...

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1969 280SE
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