Your not driving fast enough Mark !!
Every one at home recons they hear me coming 2 minutes after I get to the house !!

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

..you think that anything over 3000 on the tachometer is wasted space.

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Cheers!
Scott McPhee

1987 300D

Hmm, maybe on pickup trucks. My MBs see 4000-4250 routinely.

Here's one, though... if you could happily ram the car that parks in the ONE pump at the fuel station that sells both gas and diesel out of the same machine, when there were 8 other gas-only pumps available --- and they're buying gas.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

You have to borrow a GAS can, because all of yours are full of diesel.

You know diesels on CL from ad postings by prior owners.

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CC: NSA

All things are burning, know this and be released.

82 Benz 240 D, Kuan Yin
12 Ford Escape 4wd

You're four times

It's hard to

more likely to

concentrate on

have an accident

two things

when you're on

at the same time.

a cell phone.

www.kiva.org It's not like there's anything wrong with feeling good, is there?

No it's better when some sweaty, tired-looking guy driving a rig hauling a dumper train rolls in right behind them and parks a few inches off their back bumper and glares at them from way above.

I think I've seen a couple of abbreviated fillups due to Kenworphobia

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

You may own an OLD Diesel when the county asks you to drive along certain roads to help kill mosquitoes.
Or your car is older than some of your co workers. And you are asked to please wait until they leave the parking structure before starting your car.

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1983 Black Mercedes 240d rescued from a field in Pecos NM.
Kids named it Helga Die Benz.
Edgewood NM Territory

You might own a diesel if

1. Your car is older than your girl friend, she mocks you for driving an old car and you say to her "I'll probably get more mileage out of her than you" ... then she breaks up with you and you wonder why ..., that's when you know you own a diesel ... THEN you figure oh well I still have my car .. that's when you know you have a MERCEDES diesel

2. Your co-workers say you smell of French fries when you walk into a meeting

3. Mityvac is a highly rated tool on your tool list.

4. You have an extension cable sticking out of your house all day in winter time

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Current cars:
1987 Mercedes 300D
1997 Turbo Nissan Maxima
2001 Lexus IS300 2JZ-GTE & 6 speed swap
2002 BMW E46 M3 - done ... needs engine management
2005 E55 AMG - mods started starts with a pulley and goes on from there!!!

I can only dream LOL

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Kind of an old thread but I could not resist -
You know you own an OLD diesel when you are in a head on collision with a new car and need to do some minor front end repair while the other guy CRACKS HIS ENGINE BLOCK.
Just happened to a friend driving an old diesel BMW, pulled around a double parked car and was hit by a new BMW. I think it was about $500 for his repairs, the other guy not so lucky.
(No one was hurt, by the way)

If you get a free back massage at stops lights cuz of shaky engine

You get in the car when cold, turn key to glow, place coffee cup in it's spot, fasten seat belt, note fuel level, connect cell phone to charger, gaze at the sky speculating the weather.....then turn to start.

Also, people gaze at you when you pass them on the interstate at 80+ in a non-turbo 617. I love the roar of the engine at that speed.

I love my W123's

If your wife routinely forgets her new car is a gasser and can't figure out why the diesel pump nozzle won't fit?

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X2

Awesome! I can totally relate!

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2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Cummins Turbo Diesel 4x4
1994 GMC S-15 pickup 4.3 5MT
1985 300 SD
1978 300 CD
1962 220-S Fintail - awaiting restoration

Or if when you start a gasser, you let the glowplugs warm up!