so i was thinking about a getting a diesel benz for the winter. i have never had a diesel before so i want to try it out. does anyone know anything about these cars??

 

i used to drive around in my dad's old 83 300SD Turbodiesel...slooooooooooooow. But they can fly at highway speeds. I talked to my dad's Benz mechanic and he said they can disable the boost limiter :naughty:

 

Diesel for winter might be fun on cold days.

But those things NEVER die.

 

Do you have to plug those things up like diesel trucks? :thinking:

 

YES! diesel engines will not fire in real cold weather. they do have block heaters and you will have to plug them in at night.

 

If you use thin enough oil, the heater might not be necessary. My parents have a GMC diesel truck and the heater cord is just wrapped up under the hood. Starts fine all winter (for plowing snow) with 15w-40 heavy duty oil. Something like straight 30 weight might be too thick. But this truck has two batteries, so that could make a difference.

 

well...i'm talking about all diesel benz's < 1990. Even if you let the glow-plugs warm up, it would not fire unless the block heater was plugged in.

 

get it then convert it to biodiesel, great stuff I tell ya

 

For the most part, lots of torque but don't rev very high at all...

Easy to drive, and extremely efficient daily drivers...

 

my rents have a diesel 00 jetta. No plug required it has an internal glow plug I guess. Turn the key half way wait till the light turns off then starts no prob every time. Now with a >1990 its probably a different story. Again, great fuel efficient commuters. And yes, they will run forevAr. Tranny will most likely go b4 engine.