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Even MBUSA doesn't know diesel isn't gas...
Taken directly from their website
"...the E320 BLUETEC can travel up to an astonishing estimated 780 miles on one tank of gas and accelerate from 0 to 60 in 6.6 seconds."
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Marty D. 2013 C300 4Matic 1984 BMW 733i 2013 Lincoln MKz |
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Even I am sometimes guilty...people use "gas" and "fuel" interchangeably in this country. It really can be annoying, can't it?!
Cheers, John
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'98 E300TD (W210) | Sold 6/09 with 205k and counting '04 VW Touareg V10TDI |
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I strongly dislike the word "gas" even when it's used for gasoline. To me gas is primarily a state of matter, i.e. not liquid or solid, and gasoline is mostly liquid. It's pretty stupid to call it gas IMO. And I'm tired of people asking me what kind of gas mileage I get. How about infinite? The worst offense of this kind that I've seen was on CNN that had an article on gas prices with a picture of two semi-truck drivers filling up their tanks and the picture label saying something like "Two truckers gassing up their trucks...".
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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual) Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL |
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I would also say that when shopping around for a diesel car I get strongly discouraged when I hear sellers talking about gas mileage or putting gas in the car. I get afraid that maybe that's what they really did.
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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual) Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL |
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"Gas" is used as a shortened version of the word "gasoline", not to identify its state of matter. I don't think it's stupid. In that case, it would also be stupid to use "IMO" as a shortened version of "In my opinion".
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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later! -German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123. |
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How about a gas pedal in a diesel.
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DJ 84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012 |
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i can see it now large letters stamped onto a chrome pedal, G-A-S
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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself. George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..) 1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won. pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt. |
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Lol! :d
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-Matt EPA Section 609 Certified MVAC Technician ----------------- Oil Burner Kartel Member #10 Ahh the smell of Diesel Fuel, it's like coffee in the morning! My Car: 1982 300SD Turbo Diesel (231,500 miles!) RIP 1984 300SD Turbo Diesel Custom (235,500 mi on driveline.) - On Road!! www.icsrepair.com |
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MBUSA is only guilty of poor oversight of their advertising agency.
Usually no one at those places knows the first thing about the product.
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Kent Christensen Albuquerque '07 GL320CDI, '10 CL550. '01 Porsche Boxster Two BMW motorcycles |
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Just do as the rest of the world does: -
"I'm going to get some petrol." |
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Remember the movie "Speed"? When the guy punctured the fuel tank, and then made it back inside, Sandra Bullock's line was "What's that smell?". She was told GAS. It's diesel bus.
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RRGrassi 70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car 13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete. 91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K 90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K |
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I thought most of the world called fuel "benzene"...
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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I call it Benzoline.
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I think the word "gasoline" is pretty stupid too. I'd much rather call it petrol, and I'm not even British.
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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual) Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL |
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