For the "Noodleheads" in Montvale,NJ and Stuttgart Germany to send the
BlueTec Hybrid model of the GLK over to North America.
4 cylinder,non-symmetrical twin turbos,CDI type engine WITH Electric Hybrid
Drive...50MPG Hwy.

Waiting...Waiting...Waiting...

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'84 300SD sold
124.128

this could take a while...........

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"Plays Jeopardy Theme"

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Current Garage
2008 Mercedes GL320 CDI 188k mi Repair/Work in progress
1994 S350 160k mi Garage Queen & prepping for repairs
2005 E320 CDI 203k mi Healthy & Daily Driver
1994 S350 357k mi Retried as parts car
1984 300TD 214k mi Blown OM617 Poss OM603 Swap??

Sold
1987 300SDL 200K+
1994 S320 181K mi
2008 E320 Bluetec 127k mi
1999 S420 130K mi
1980 240D 360k mi
15+ Others that has come, stay and gone

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
1995 E320 SE 220k mi
1984 300SD 350k mi

crickets chirping

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1987 300TD 309, xxx 2.8.2014 10,000 mile OCI


Be careful of the toes you step on today, as they may be connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow. anonymous

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter won’t mind.” Dr. Seuss

Uh, OK...........

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

and a rather large bovine in a Bugatti Veyron pulls into an Ohio farmer's driveway.

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And a swine makes its way liesurelyly across the blue sky.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

sunshine on a dog's ass...

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2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel - 4x4, auto, 3.54 gears, long bed
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'92 300D 2.5 Turbodiesel - sold
'83 300D Turbodiesel - 4 speed manual/2.88 diff - sold
'87 300D Turbodiesel - sold
'82 300D Turbodiesel - sold

have you written your legislature on this? how about DB?

we cant just sit and wait, we need to tell them what we want. it would seem the big 3 are not in such a position to block foreign diesel's as they have been in the past.

My 2¢.

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1984 123.193 372,xxx miles, room for Seven.

1999 Dodge Durango Cummins 4BTAA 47RE 5k lb 4x4 getting 25+mpgs, room for Seven.

So, shall we organize a day this month on which we all show up in mass at a dealer and demand they ship the car here ASAP? I seriously like this model, too.

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- K.C.Adams

'77 300D Euro Delivery
OM617 turbo / 4-speed swap
404 Milanbraun Metallic / 134 Dattel MB-Tex

Current status:
* Undergoing body work

My '77 300D progress thread

Are they planning to produce this model at the M plant in Vance, Alabama?

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Bama1


2008 SLK 280, Firemist Red - "Hurricane"
2001 F150 Lariat 4x4, Black on Black - "Badboy"
1982 240D 4 speed survivor -"Pearl" - Donated to Vietnam Veterans
1962 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 -"Gertrude"

1954 model original owner - ~2.5M
Gray softtop/solid exterior/modified chassis

I want one of those too, a 4cyl diesel GLK, that'd be such a sweet winter car!

I'd be OK if they put the 320 cdi in it, but I'd be fine with a 220....(like that will ever happen)

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

mobetta,

I'm rapidly approaching the stage where I'll earn a personal "Go Pound Sand"
letter from Stuttgart.

KAdams4458,

Montvale + Stuttgart do not want/care to hear from us on this matter...
They've decided to bring in the Petrol version and we should shut our
mouths and open our Pocketbooks/Wallets and buy the Petrol
version without any further whining.The Implication is,IF enough Petrol
versions are sold "They" MIGHT consider shipping the Hybrid to N.A.
(I don't know how much of this has to do with production capacities of
the 2.2 Bluetec Hybrid drivetrain...Remember, North America is always
LAST in priorities."THEY" know they can sell as many as they can produce
to the EU and Asia,Africa,Australia.AND the pricing structure used outside
the US guarantees MB MUCH larger profits per unit sold.)


'Bama1,

No. Deutschland production only.

Pawosd,

The Bluetec Hybrid has the 2.2 CDI type engine
(With non-Symmetrical Turbos)
AND the ELECTRIC Hybrid module...
SO what you're dealing with is the equivalent of Much,Much More power than the 320 CDI V-6 engine...
Using 2/3 the Diesel Fuel to produce all that power.

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'84 300SD sold
124.128

Wow.....that thing is probably a blast to drive! Motor + diesel torque! Yeahh!!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Damn it, you're right. Private import, perhaps? LOL. Maybe if I win the lottery.

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- K.C.Adams

'77 300D Euro Delivery
OM617 turbo / 4-speed swap
404 Milanbraun Metallic / 134 Dattel MB-Tex

Current status:
* Undergoing body work

My '77 300D progress thread