I just got back from a quick vacation to Paris. I saw several of the new 320 CDIs. Some were even being used as taxis. Even more interesting, I saw a S320 CDI and a 320 CDI mini-coupe - that's right, two doors and tiny. I also saw several 220 (or 240-can't remember) CDIs and some other 220 or 240 diesels that were late 90's or early 2000 models. I can't believe the variety of diesel MBs I saw. Some M-Wagons were also diesels! They even had a smaller version of the M-Wagon designated as an "A" something.

MBs aside, even most of the other cars were diesels. I saw a Jeep Cherokee diesel and a Land Rover diesel. I wish we could get these cars over here!!

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

Did you see any Peugeot diesels?

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5 speed '91 190E 2.6 320,000 mi. (new car, fast, smooth as silk six, couldn't find any more Peugeots)
5 speed '85 Peugeot 505 2.5l Turbo Diesel 266,000 mi. (old car, fast for a diesel, had 2 others)
5 speed '01 Jetta V6 (new wifes car, pretty quick)
5 speed '85 Peugeot 505 2.2l Turbo Gas 197,000 mi. (wifes car, faster, sadly gone just short of 200k )
5 speed '83 Yamaha 750 Maxim 14,000 mi. (fastest)
0 speed 4' x 8' 1800 lb Harbor Freight utility trailer (only as fast as what's pulling it)

Yes. There were very many of them. In fact, I would say a third of all cars I saw (really, heard) over there were diesels which included Peugots and Citroens.

This is a little off subject but I even saw a "McLaren" edition Mercedes roadster at the dealership over there. That car was NICE. It had two stainless steel sidepipes coming out the sides of the car on the bottom near the front fenders. I think the price tag was somewhere around 450,000 Euros.

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

I spent the summer in France this year. It was hard to find cars that were not diesel. It got to the point where it was natural for all cars to 'clatter'. Even the Honda, Toyota and Nissan cars over there are diesels. Diesel is about $1.20 a gallon cheaper so it is easy to understand the prevalence of diesels.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13