As nice as the Cummins probably are, they are so darn loud! Who wants to listen to that mechanical noise all day long?

Now, isn't MB planning to drop the Cummins engine from the Dodge lineup in the future with their own CDI engines? I have heard rumors about the CDI's being unreliable, but none about the Cummins being anything BUT reliable.

Still, I do not care for headaches(not in pricing, i mean real sound induced headaches). I haven't heard the new Cummins before, it is supposed to be quieter.

BTW, it is not uncommon in South America to see old W123 taxi's with more than a million miles on them in good working order. No rebuilds or anything. As was said before, the most wear in an engine occurs when it is cold.

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