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Originally Posted by lietuviai
The price of diesel has just went up even more and it just doesn't make sense to drive my 300D anymore, at least not on a daily basis. I really liked driving the car. I finally have it running in a way that I almost forget that it's a diesel.
The lowest price for diesel in my area is now up to $2.199 and I saw regular UL for $1.819. It's an outrage that the price of diesel has gotten so out of hand. Less than a month ago I was only(?) paying $2.009 for it.
I finally got the 230CE insured today and it'll be my daily driver for now. I'm glad though I can still drive an MB. It might be fun to drive a car with a manual once again.  |
I already did that. Over 70% of the times when I'd normally be driving my 300SD, now I just drive my Toyota Avalon. Both are large, luxurious comfortable cars, with the Avalon actually having more interior and trunk space and more luxury (well, its a much newer car) than the Benz. The 300SD averages 23 mpg, the Avalon averages 25 mpg and right now in my area diesel costs $1.98 and unleaded gasoline costs $1.85. However, the 300SD still gets 30% of its usual driving time because I just love it and even a newer Toyota with many new gadgets can't beat the prestige of the three pointed star.
I might go back to using the 300SD a lot more because I did my calculations and it seems like I will be saving just about $2 a week by driving the Avalon more. Not significant in any way!