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Originally Posted by TimFreeh
In the mid 1980's over 80% of the cars Mercedes sold in the USA were Diesel powered - this is why you see so many Diesel W123, W126 and W116 cars.
I've driven primarily Diesels for the better part of two decades but lately I've been replacing my Diesels with gas powered cars when its time to upgrade - I don't think there is any longevity benefit and with Diesel selling for 20-40 cents per gallon more than premium the economy benefits are mighty small.
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Ditto. As my cousin is doing, I'm also slowly replacing my diesels with gas cars.
It boils down to availability, cost, and longevity.
When I finally replaced the 87 300TD wagon, there WAS no equivalent diesel to search for. If I wanted a wagon (which my wife insists on), I could either pick a nice W124 or move into the W210 series, both gassers. Eventually, I found a superb 95 W124 wagon, and It gets close to the diesel hiway mileage. Less in town, but the cost of fuel mitigates the mileage adavantage.
Looking at the OM603, it has lots of electronic enhancements, and this trend continues for the newer cars.
Hard to justify the diesel for the newer cars.
Now, my Dodge-Cummins is another matter....
Jim