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- From: nall@sun8.scri.fsu.edu (John Nall)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Recommendations re: 82/83/84 Mercedes....
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- Date: 8 Sep 92 18:13:21 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep8.162102.17933@geac.com> billb@geac.com (Bill Bain) writes:
- >In article <715622639.F00002@blkcat.UUCP> Frank.Mallory@f417.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Frank Mallory) writes:
- >> JG> For that much money you can get your self a nice digitally fuel
- >> JG> injected
- >> JG> BMW 528e '82 or later. This car burns clean and gets good gas mileage.
- >> JG> Diesel mbz's are very expensive to repair. At 100k miles the car has
- >> JG> a good chance of being in need of a rebuild, unless it was taken care
- >> JG> of
- >> JG> in which case 100k miles has not really broken the engine in yet.
- >>
- >>I've heard that there has been a lot of trouble with the "eta" engine used in
- >>the 528e. True or not?
- >>
-
- Uh, hey, fellows! Thanks, but no thanks. I don't want a BMW. I want
- a MB. I have no doubt whatsoever that a BMW is a fine piece of machinery,
- but if I parked it in the hippy commune where I live, I would get pelted
- with rocks by my neighbors :-) They both make statements, of course, but
- they're different statements. The MB would be considered a statement of
- solidarity by the community: "We're just as good as other folks, even if
- we *do* live in home-made houses and wear beards", whereas the BMW would
- be considered a statement by the individual *toward* the community: "I
- am a yuppie!". Of course, if I painted it with day-glow pink and put some
- peace signs on it, perhaps....
-
- John
-
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- nall@mailer.scri.fsu.edu | Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
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