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.

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I LOVE CATS....AND FRIES

1981 300sd
1983 300sd
1985 300d
1983 300cd
1991 350sdl

...
4 out of 5...
I will never feel I don't have to buy another car... some I feel I will never need to sell though.

and one of my own...

you hear the pitter patter of piston chatter, and know what vehicle it's from...

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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!

No, I'm sure I will buy other cars.
Yes, well actually a generic dishwash. Consumer Reports basically said that shampoo is the same as dishwash liquid except with thickeners and perfumes. They were right.
Yes.
...almost, I have the cell phone number for one of the guys who works at the Pick-A-Part and I talk to him pretty regularly...
No. Don't care about WVO stuff.

71 250 C, 67 250 S, 85 300 TD, 72 BMW R60/5

-you know more about repairing your car than the dealership technicians.

-you've had sheriffs respond to a noise complaint, because you left your car idling on the street for 20 minutes

-you drive behind semi trucks going up a grade. on purpose.

-you realize how few gas stations have diesel.

-when you ride in other peoples' cars, you keep thinking they shut the engine off when you are stopped at a light.

I like to pull up to gas F250s and shake my head.

+1 dudemanstan I kept thinking my Passat was stalled out because I bought it with a running issue and its SO much quieter and smoother than my D.

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68 280SL - 70 280SL - 70 300SEL 3.5 - 72 350SL - 72 280SEL 4.5 - 72 220 - 72 220D - 73 450SL - 84 230GE - 87 200TD - 90 190E 2.0 - 03 G500

Nissan GTR - Nissan Skyline GTS25T - Toyota GTFour - Rover Mini - Toyota Land Cruiser HJ60 - Cadillac Eldorado - BMW E30 - BMW 135i

you wait after putting in the key before starting the car...
when I drive my brother's car, he constantly reminds me... not a diesel...

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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!

-If you hate winter 'cause you know your power bill is going to go up from plugging the beast in.
-you're capable of operating a filling station pump without spilling a drop, ever, on anything.
-You have to pull over for pee breaks twice as often as you stop for diesel.

-You love the look on peoples faces when they hear your car and are clearly suprised when they turn around to see an old Mercedes diesel and not a Durastrokepowerturbomaxxxxxxxx American diesel Barge Truck
(This one really only applies to people recently transplanted to redneck states, like me)

You've ever idled a car at work because it's cold and the GP's are shot.
Your battery weighs as much as a geo.
You've ever thought 'NBD, it's running and it's light out' when a battery or alt went.
You've ever turned off your car at the drive thru.

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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?

ding ding ding... we have a winner.

Sucks tho if you have a vac leak and it doesn't shut off immediately.

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08 R320 CDI current

Past
95 E420
87 300D Turbo 5spd
90 300TE
83 300SD
85 300TD
92 400E
85 190D

Usually it's only the trucks that have to do that but I was asked to shut the 240D of all things off at the Cook Out one day earlier this week. They couldn't hear me through the thing over it.

and I'll add...

*...your standard procedure for pulling out of the driveway includes turning on your hazard flashers until you get up to speed.

*you've ever gotten a running start and then coasted into an apartment-front parking space so the engine doesn't wake up the neighbors and their baby next door... or your parents... or whoever is already asleep.

*You agree to let someone borrow your car and then knock on the window as they're getting ready to pull off at least two and sometimes three times, each to remind them of a different peculiarity of the car. (no gas pumps, shut off is the big red button under the hood, wait for the glow light, etc)

*People tell you it's time to trade in their 125,000 miles old car and you are perplexed for a long time before you realize why that makes sense.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

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


Current:

1987 300SDL

You have people at the lights wind down their window & tell you your car sounds like its about to drop a piston.

The interstate truckies wave when they see the badge on the back of the car.

The console operator looks strange at you when you pick up the diesel nozzle at the self serve & you just look back & smile.

The auto parts store cant work out why you never buy spark plugs or leads.

Every one beats you off at the lights but you catch them at the next red.

Your friends make fun of you saying it sounds like you drive a tractor.

You know people who pay more in their monthly payment on their new car than you paid for your car.

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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

When you are poor, know how to work on cars, and have to take care of a family.

..and think you won't have to buy another car.

When you get passed on the grade coming out of Stateline NV, by a fully loaded refrigerant truck, even though you are in the truck lane.

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1979 240D with a 617 turbo diesel.

When you can tell people your car runs without a need for spark plugs, and they look confused.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

On days like today in NewEngland you can drive through deep puddles w/o worrying about wires or plugs geting wet and stalling your car.

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81 300D Turbo 190K sold
83 300sd 319K best $500 I ever spent-daily driverw/ 2 tank WVO set up