NY Times article 'beautiful old Mercedes-Benz diesels' - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Skid Row Joe · #16 01-03-2009, 03:09 PM

"Blew away an ML off the line w/SDL."

LMAO!

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

SDL's aren't that fast off the line, a 617 powered SD in good tuning can take an SDL in that situation.

Was the ML driver racing you? I imagine if they had planted the pedal you'd have been toast.

He musta been racing himself.

RML · #17 01-03-2009, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by redassag00

Wonder if hes a Member here?

I don't know but I'll drop him a note and invite him to join.

bustedbenz · #18 01-03-2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by pawoSD

He wasn't mashing the pedal, so maybe its faster.....but it sure felt like the noise to power ratio was a bit extreme. Felt like a school bus accelerating!

I'm not sure if its a 6.0....its an '03....as he says "the last of the good diesels"....so no idea.

That was the last 7.3. Everything since then has been far less preferable, for the most part. I've always sort of liked them, myself (the 7.3s i mean)

pawoSD · #19 01-03-2009, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bustedbenz

That was the last 7.3. Everything since then has been far less preferable, for the most part. I've always sort of liked them, myself (the 7.3s i mean)

I think the cummins (and even the duramax) are more pleasant sounding....and the exhaust from a powerstroke smells so icky too, why is that?

H-townbenzoboy · #20 01-04-2009, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by LUVMBDiesels

I am surprised that they did not mention how smoky they are too...

Mine isn't that smoky, the ULSD probably has something to do with that.

pawoSD · #21 01-04-2009, 12:36 AM

Ours either....they shouldn't smoke much if running properly....

matthias08 · #22 01-04-2009, 12:42 AM

hmmmm... so this guy & my uncle have a place on the same lake.... && its pretty small considering... i may have to look this guy up in a couple of months while i have the 240D up there

iwrock · #23 01-04-2009, 12:45 AM

I got a 7.3 that embarrasses ricers.

matthias08 · #24 01-04-2009, 12:47 AM

i have a sunfire that can scare people!
lol...
iknow right...

but its the 2.3L quad 4 w/ a 5 speed and drop top...
it was a great first car... now its a rolling storage unit until someone buys it.

asnowsquall · #25 01-04-2009, 08:36 AM

I'm sticking with my its all relative statement. In the 70's and 80's there were a lot of muscle cars on the road. Which car is slow now, our cars or V-8 350 or 351? So lets put two cars idling next to each other, Our 617 cars and a Honda Accord? Sometimes the new cars are so quiet its hard to tell that they are running.

The first and second generation Cummins are loud but aren't the newer engines quieter? The Duramax is quiet.

The speed and sound fit this 45 year old just fine. Its fast enough and quiet enough for me.

I had a girlfriend who purchased a brand new grand am with the quad 4 back in 1988 and that was a nice engine. The rest of the car was a POS considering it was new, but the engine was sweet.

ImBroke · #26 01-04-2009, 10:11 AM

The old 12V Cummins were definitely loud. My 6.0 PSD is loud because of all of the Banks stuff on it. It's not slow. I like the sound, tons of turbo whine. My Dad's 05 Cummins has a nasty exhaust smell, sort of like propane or something.. makes me ill. All in all though, I'll take a diesel over a gasser for my normal things.

Hatterasguy · #27 01-04-2009, 10:20 AM

Nice article.

Yeah they are loud and slow, but so what. If you want fast and quite buy an S600.

johnjzjz · #28 01-04-2009, 10:47 AM

driving a 123 -300D for 5 hours at 70MPH is like riding in the drum of a cement mixer BUT what did u say hahahahahhahahaa l love mine -- jz

Hatterasguy · #29 01-04-2009, 10:54 AM

Yeah, that sounds about right. Well I wouldn't say they are as loud as a cement mixer, some of those guys wear ear plugs.

I still think the W126 is one of the best sedans ever made, by anyone.

Skid Row Joe · #30 01-04-2009, 04:35 PM

The article was fraught with outright false information about MB diesels. Even the guy that owned the diesels chimed-in with multiple false statements and incomplete information about the cars he bought and owns. One thing.....it looked like the 300TD in his driveway has the out-of-state license plates from his "lake house" state. Wonder if he's avoiding paying taxes in his home state?!