How to piss of a Mercedes owner

[whunter]

* Is that a Dodge Dart...
* What is it, a Chevy Nova.
* Where did you get a Rambler in such nice condition.

These all happened to me this week driving a
1976
W115.114
300D

All of the STARS and badges are clean and in good condition.


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[Skippy]

I had some neighbors who thought my 250 was a BMW.

[barry12345]

Probably a lot of the younger generation only recognise a 123 or 114-115 model as a mercedes product because of the hood star.

[Benz Fan]

My physician purchased a new R107 350SL, which was a pretty rare vehicle in these parts at the time. One of his patients came in to see him and gushed "Oh, Doctor! I love your new Toyota!"

[panZZer]

Best way im aware of is to pull into the murphys and up to the only diesel pump with you accord and refuse to let the diesel guy get at that pump--whenever all the other gas pumps are free, Because its the wierdo diesel drivers problem--Not yours

[hill]

Originally Posted by panZZer

Best way im aware of is to pull into the murphys and up to the only diesel pump with you accord and refuse to let the diesel guy get at that pump--whenever all the other gas pumps are free, Because its the wierdo diesel drivers problem--Not yours

You mean there's another kind?

[Hatterasguy]

Originally Posted by panZZer

Best way im aware of is to pull into the murphys and up to the only diesel pump with you accord and refuse to let the diesel guy get at that pump--whenever all the other gas pumps are free, Because its the wierdo diesel drivers problem--Not yours

Oh that used to drive me freaken nuts. You also forget the dirty why are you behind me look, when your parked behind them.

If I had a big Dodge I'd be so tempted to hook a strap around the POS and drag it out of my way.

[cullennewsom]

Originally Posted by panZZer

Best way im aware of is to pull into the murphys and up to the only diesel pump with you accord and refuse to let the diesel guy get at that pump--whenever all the other gas pumps are free, Because its the wierdo diesel drivers problem--Not yours

Yeah, that gets me too. Those SOB's don't even know what the yellow hose is for.

[MS Fowler]

Originally Posted by whunter

* Is that a Dodge Dart...
* What is it, a Chevy Nova.
* Where did you get a Rambler in such nice condition.

These all happened to me this week driving a
1976
W115.114
300D

All of the STARS and badges are clean and in good condition.


.

Pure ignorance----another sign of the demise of civilization

[Fulcrum525]

Originally Posted by panZZer

Best way im aware of is to pull into the murphys and up to the only diesel pump with you accord and refuse to let the diesel guy get at that pump--whenever all the other gas pumps are free, Because its the wierdo diesel drivers problem--Not yours

Oh yeah this one get's me every time. If possible I always try to go stations with separate diesel pumps to avoid this inevitability.

[MBeige]

Even worse, I was driving my blue 190E. Here comes my co worker, she approached me NEXT to my door as I waved back at her, and she was admiring the car "Is this your pristine yellow Mercedes...?"

At least she got the Mercedes part

[spdrun]

Maybe she was joking or making a reference to an obscure Turkish movie. Was she cute?

[MBeige]

I know she was serious though, her husband is the guy who likes German cars. He remembers my car, and told her about it, but he didn't remember me.

Maybe if I bring the yellow car, she'll ask if it's the blue one

[Can't Know]

Well, you know the old saying:

"Better to be pissed off...
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than pissed on!"

[retmil46]

Originally Posted by panZZer

Best way im aware of is to pull into the murphys and up to the only diesel pump with you accord and refuse to let the diesel guy get at that pump--whenever all the other gas pumps are free, Because its the wierdo diesel drivers problem--Not yours

The mirror image of this -

Pull up to the diesel pump, then have someone in a diesel pickup, who thinks only large trucks have diesel engines, pull up 2 feet off your bumper and give you the evil eye for taking THEIR pump, on some occasions even getting vocal about it.

On one occasion such as this, when said redneck realized I was actually putting diesel in the tank, I got this - "Hey dumba$$, if you're too f****** stupid to know the difference between diesel and gas, get a bicycle. You just f***** up your fancy Mercedes!"

I sorely resisted the temptation to make use of my extensive "military" vocabulary. I looked at him with a cold stare, reached up to fiddle with my hat - to draw attention to the words "Retired Navy" on it - then wordessly pointed to the chrome letters on the trunk lid of the 87 300D that spelled "TURBODIESEL".

Said redneck shut his yap, flushed bright red, and slunk down as low as humanly possible behind the steering wheel of his POS Powerjoke - as he'd drawn some attention from people at nearby pumps with his little outburst, and slowly realized he'd just made a public fool of himself.

I made it a point to take my sweet time topping off the tank.