Not at all. Sparky has been an appropriate name for my beloved 300 sd since day one of my ownership tenure......when it set fire via electrical sparks to some carpet insulation in the interior tunnel just below the cigarette lighter. And there I were, whizzin down the Jersey turnpike at 85 to 90 in ass-hole to belly button/ cheek to cheek traffic. The wifey screams "We're on ffffffffire #$@*&^%$#@@)*&^% !!!!!!!!!! So, I grab her with my right hand to prevent her bailin outa the car, steer with my left knee, brake and gas it with my right foot, and try to pull out the ashtray with my left hand. Multi-tasking at its best. Well, sir, you can say all you want about the rudeness of the New Jersey people, but when they see black smoke rollin outa the sun roof and windows of a black Benz, and bein driven quite oddly by two people jumpin and squirmin inside, they back the hell off and I had all lanes to myself very suddenly. I guess it is just sumpthin about wantin to see the kids/wife/house or even tomorrow that triggered the self preservation instinct in em and allowed us to pull over to the roadside and extinguish the fire . And like all good Benzes, it has had its' share of blown fuses/ fussy window switches/ climate control/ blower issues to keep Mama Benz proud. So. yes ...."SPARKY THE DIESEL" it is.

Regards

Run-em
1983 300 SD - aka., "SPARKY THE DIESEL"