Well I tried to stick up for the good old diesel on the other site that I frequent. Take a look at what some people thought about them.
diesel thread

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1985 500SEL 124k miles
2001 Honda Civic EX

What an ignorant JerkOff!

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2006 E350 w/ 155k miles (Daily Driver)

Previous:
1993 300E 3.2L Sedan w/ close to about 300k miles
2003 E500 Brilliant Silver (Had 217k miles when totalled!)
1989 300E with 289,000 miles (had for <1 yr while in HI)
03 CLK 500 cabrio (Mom's)
2006 C230k (Dad's)
1999 S420 (Mom's/Dad's)
2000 C230k Sport sedans
2001 CLK320 Cabrio (Mom's)
1995 C280 My First Mercedes-Benz... (155k miles. EXCEPTIONAL AUTOMOBILE. Was Very hard to let go of!)

LOL HAHAHAHA

I love cars, be it diesel or gas. I'd prefer to have a gas 280CE *though it probably won't last as long*. However, I do not see anything bad about diesels. Except for small vibrations. Of course my diesel is almost 20 yrs old.

The new diesels are awesome. My first diesel encounter was a Toyota Land Cruiser 4.2L Turbodiesel. That thing was awesome and sold like hot cakes in Jakarta because diesel is so much cheaper than the cheapest leaded gas. (unleaded premium costs a lot more)

I loved diesel as soon as I tried that truck.

They use E250's and E300 Turbo in Singapore as cabs. They are so powerful (the 300 Turbo especially), that they are faster than the mainstream E-Class there (E200... ugh).

Leave 'em be (ignorants)

Interesting board. very amusing... and VERY NICE cars!

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2008 BMW 335i Coupe

Yeah I hope to have my Honda looking decent by the summer. I keep the 500SEL for power, and it's kind of a sleeper. Who would think a rusty Benz is fast?

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1985 500SEL 124k miles
2001 Honda Civic EX

Is your Civic the seventh generation? (2001 I presume it is)
Stick or Auto?

I like the design of both the Coupe and the sedan, the coupe especially. The new Civic Type-R is ugly, I wonder why they didn't just design it on the current Civic platform...

The interior really isn't a Mercedes, however it never really pretended to be one..

With cars like the Civic I'd probably upgrade the wheels (some nice 16/17", nothing crazy), probably weld a nicer exhaust tip, and definitely some interior work or rather.. a lot of interior work..

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2008 BMW 335i Coupe

It's an auto sedan, a 2001. Actually the interior isn't that bad. I am considering installing a two tone leather interior. Or I might just get some racing seats.
It's true that I'm most comfortable in my car and my parents car. I actually like the design of the new Civic Type R. I even like the design of the Civic Si which is what the US gets. Hopefully they will bring over the Type R at some point. I would put my deposit on that right away.

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1985 500SEL 124k miles
2001 Honda Civic EX

(Begin rant...)

That's why diesel passenger cars are so uncommon and looked down-upon in the US right now...Pure ignorance and widespread misinformation, largely circulated by enviro-nazis and whining liberals with selfish agendas. Idiots everywhere.

(End of rant...)



Mike

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1979 300 SD
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1982 300D-gone---sold to a buddy
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1985 300TD
270,000 miles
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1994 E320
not my favorite, but the wife wanted it

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Mike, I agree with you that whiney enviro-nazi liberals tend to spread a fear of diesels. I just do not understand why they do it.

I am a self-proclaimed whiney enviro-nazi liberal myself. That is why I am so strongly in favor of diesels. Diesel engines last longer, therefore diesel cars usually last longer. This means that less resources will be used to build new cars, and less waste will be buried in landfills.

Additionally, the economy provided by diesel engines means that less of our non-renewable fossil fuel will be consumed. Diesel exhaust may have more particulate matter than gasoline exhaust, but it has less of the ozone-destroying chemicals.

Why would a tree-hugging left-wing liberal like me want anything else?

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Ben

The MBs:
1976 300D (W115) - 330K and still going (sort of)
1991 300D 2.5 Turbo - Sold at 221K
1983 280SEL - Sold at 206K
1981 300SD - Sold at 232K

WOW! It's not often I hear a liberal make any sense whatsoever!!!! It's refreshing to hear from a "logical liberal" like yourself!


Mike

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1979 300 SD
350,000 miles
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1982 300D-gone---sold to a buddy
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1985 300TD
270,000 miles
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1994 E320
not my favorite, but the wife wanted it

www.myspace.com/mikemover
www.myspace.com/openskystudio
www.myspace.com/speedxband
www.myspace.com/openskyseparators
www.myspace.com/doubledrivemusic

Mike, it's not often that I hear a conservative (or sometimes even a liberal) saying something that I agree with, let alone something that I strongly support. I'm glad we can agree on this.

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Ben

The MBs:
1976 300D (W115) - 330K and still going (sort of)
1991 300D 2.5 Turbo - Sold at 221K
1983 280SEL - Sold at 206K
1981 300SD - Sold at 232K