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My in-laws had a Mercedes 300 Turbo diesel. 32 years ago we loaded it up, filled the huge trunk, 4 adults, ski rack on top, and went to Colorado to go skiing. We filled up the motel room with our luggage from the car. We got 36 MPH which blew me away. I loved plugging it in at the motel. In the morning all the other cars in the motel lot were covered in several inches of snow, and we had a car that was just wet, and warm. It started easily.
The bad news is back then very few average gas stations had diesel. We had to stop at a truck stop and use the pumps for semis. The ground was black and sticky with spilled fuel, the nozzle pumped fuel at an a massive volume. The tank was full in no time. The nozzle was slick with diesel. No way was I getting back in stinking of diesel. So I had my wife slide over and drive up to the building as I went in and washed my hands and even with gloves on, my hands were stinky of diesel. I had to put that pair of shoes in a plastic bag and use a different pair of shoes to drive.
Most local gas stations have diesel now, and it looks better, but there is still a black stain near those pumps.
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Glen
50 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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