Finally a man with some principles - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

bustedbenz · #13 09-12-2007, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by thorsen

To each his own. Hybrids have horsepower, and more importantly, torque. I asssure you my Hybrid is very real.

Ask me now what it costs to replace the battery. Mine has a 10 year/150,000 mile warranty. After that, it's same boat you are in now. You can buy a new Mercedes engine for $3 or $4k, or pull one from the junk yard for $500.

I'd put my 1.0 liter, 3 cylinder, automatic transmission Hybrid against your Mercedes diesel. Unless you're driving a new CDI or a 98-up E300, I would win every time.

In terms of speed, torque... pretty much driveability... I'm willing to concede the point.

But my main focus is in the person who can only afford to buy one car every fifteen or twenty years or so. In that respect, I'm going with the petroleum fueled diesel because no new cars, diesel or otherwise, are truly being made to last that long. Honestly... with proper maintenance (which I can do myself on the simpler engine) - I'm betting that my already-21-year-old SDL - even with all its problems, will still be on the road if I don't wreck it after at least SOME of these new production hybrids are worn out.