You might own a diesel IF........ - Page 6 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

MBeige · #76 10-22-2010, 12:54 AM

You might own a diesel if you know exactly which parking spot you parked in at work.

You might own a diesel if shifting to S means "smoke" and shifting to L means "lots of smoke" to you.

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Originally Posted by i-osprey

You might own or have owned a half dozen older diesels and wonder how in the hell they got that W123 in Ronin to smoke it's tires.....(yes I know the smoke was CGI and the W123 in question was a gasser but those tires were spinning(well, I know it was a gasser now but it didn't register when I first saw the movie)

It was a 450SEL 6.9, the smoke was real

Joe Marroso · #77 10-22-2010, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by netboy

You might own a diesel IF....

....you have a false feeling that you'll never ever have to buy another car.

.....you have ever used DAWN dishwash in the shower.

..... your garage and driveway is covered with oil stains.

.....your on the PULL-A-PART quick call list when a new MB donor arrives.

....you pass restaraunts wondering if they have good grease instead of good food.

Netboy,

"PULL-A-PART quick call list .." Call?! Who do you talk to? The stone faced Latin guy is a tad laconic and the Deliverance guy scares me.

This actually happens? The Pull-A-Part calls you? I thought that only happened in heaven.

Joe Marroso

whunter · #78 10-22-2010, 11:38 AM

My local Mercedes Dealer parts departments have me on their speed dial for unobtainium diesel parts.

babymog · #79 10-22-2010, 12:52 PM

When they know you well enough, they pay extra to get you a diesel Mercedes, call you, let you in the processing yard with your truck and tools before the car hits the yard, ... heaven is a good place.

However, heaven doesn't provide enough storage from what I've found.

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Originally Posted by Joe Marroso

Netboy,

"PULL-A-PART quick call list .." Call?! Who do you talk to? The stone faced Latin guy is a tad laconic and the Deliverance guy scares me.

This actually happens? The Pull-A-Part calls you? I thought that only happened in heaven.

Joe Marroso

whunter · #80 10-23-2010, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by vstech

that bike is the most awesome thing I have seen in my life!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO0pAmliyVY&feature=related

vstech · #81 10-23-2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Marroso

Netboy,

"PULL-A-PART quick call list .." Call?! Who do you talk to? The stone faced Latin guy is a tad laconic and the Deliverance guy scares me.

This actually happens? The Pull-A-Part calls you? I thought that only happened in heaven.

Joe Marroso

yuup. they will call you if you ask for specific cars, when they come in.
also if you are a regular, visitor, and make small talk with the employees, they will alert you when someone calls in to sell a car you are looking for.

whunter · #82 10-23-2010, 02:53 PM

you can give directions to every diesel fuel station under 50 miles from home.

mach0415 · #83 10-23-2010, 03:11 PM

If your high school automotive students ask you why your car makes that horrible knocking sound.

mach0415 · #84 10-23-2010, 03:16 PM

you look at everything that's a liquid in a "I wonder if it is a usable fuel for my car" way.

W124 E300D · #85 10-23-2010, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by whunter

you can give directions to every diesel fuel station under 50 miles from home.

Is the implication in this statement correct?

Not every fuel station carries diesel???

mach0415 · #86 10-23-2010, 03:18 PM

No, but they all carry transmission fluid

babymog · #87 10-23-2010, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mach0415

No, but they all carry transmission fluid

... if you keep a quart of ATF in the trunk in case you need to prime your car.

vstech · #88 10-23-2010, 10:16 PM

I was running on fumes one day out of town, in a small city. NONE of the stations I drove by had diesel... I finally stopped in one, and parked the car, and the girl I was with was like "what are you going to do? I don't wanna be stranded here!..."
I went in, bought a gallon of atf, and a bottle of fuel conditioner, poured it in the tank, and drove on! finally back on the interstate, found a truck stop and filled her up... the girl was just sooo amazed the car ran on oil...

mach0415 · #89 10-24-2010, 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MBeige

You might own a diesel if you know exactly which parking spot you parked in at work.

The funny thing about this is, I read this yesterday, took off to go to town, was low on fuel, and frantically searched fuel stations for diesel. When I found one, there were huge oil puddles on each side of the diesel fuel pumps, where other vehicles had been parked. Mine, of course is not presently leaking.

layback40 · #90 10-24-2010, 06:47 AM

John,
You should have just gone to the local supermarket & got a jug of the cheapest cooking oil (corn?) they had. The girl with you would have been even more impressed & it would have been cheaper.
I have done it a couple of times when the fuel stop was shut & I didnt think I would get home.