Pondering

[Ed Kellock]

I think he meant a 190D engine.  The 126 body is Mercedes' large car.  Big
car, little engine, 3rd MT.

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> [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Danton J.A. Cardoso
> Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 1:05 PM
> To: cobram at juno.com
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> Subject: Re: Pondering
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> 
> Did I read right?  A 190D with a 3 speed manual?  What year 
> was this car? 1950's?  What is a consular?  Trim package?
> 
> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 1:53 PM,  <cobram at juno.com> wrote:
> > What do you mean, like the 300SDL or the 300TDT?  Mercedes 
> has always 
> > equipped their full line with diesels, albeit, many of them 
> don't make 
> > it to this side of the Atlantic thanks to testing requirements.  In 
> > euroland maybe 8 out of 10 cars are diesel, depending on 
> the country.  
> > There are also many an oddball we never get here, a friend bought a 
> > consular 190SDL, an anemic 190D coupled to a manual 3 speed 
> in a fully 
> > optioned 126 body.
> >
> > If resale for TDI's is anything like the Diesel Mercedes, I'll take 
> > it. I turn down weekly un$oliced offers for my '87 300TDT.
> >
> > In an effort to court Mercedes diesel buyer, Lincoln offered a BMW 
> > turbo diesel equipped Mark VII in the mid 80's, with less than 
> > impressive sales.
> >
> > BCNU,
> > http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> > "God's a kid with an ant farm. He's not planning anything."
> >
> >
> > "Danton J.A. Cardoso" <djacardoso at gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >> and luxury, and some are oil burners.  Mercedes has their 
> >> "workhorses" diesel powered-240 and 300D.  However, what about the 
> >> 400 SEL and 300SEL?
> >
> 
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