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Re: A nice low milage Merc

Dori A Schmetterling

27 Sep 2004 09:57

See below.

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>> I would agree with that.
>> Except that DC wouldn't be so keen to report on the planned switch to
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> better would have been an E-Class as it is a
> successor of the /8.

FROM DAS: I agree.

>> (BTW my understanding is that Peugeot diesel engines are pretty good,
>> too.
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> competition incl. Mercedes) and IMHO the big
> Peugeots like the 607 are underrated esp. in Germany.

FROM DAS: Re big Peugeots, am not so sure (tho' personally I like the
styling). Sorry if this is a repeat, but I have heard it said (not in
Germany) that the reason Peugeot makes big cars is that French government
ministers wouldn't be seen dead in a (German) Mercedes...

> Juergen - OM 616

Juergen .

27 Sep 2004 07:45

> I would agree with that.
> Except that DC wouldn't be so keen to report on the planned switch to
> Peugeot which is, presumably, why they're giving him a new car.

He is giving them a world-record car so they have to
return a bit more than a mere _thanks_ -
seen that way I find it ok to give him a C-class,
better would have been an E-Class as it is a
successor of the /8.

> (BTW my understanding is that Peugeot diesel engines are pretty good, too.
> Not so sure about the car, though, even though I enjoy driving them.)

Yes, Peugeot diesel engines are good (and regarding
particulate filters they were ahead of all the
competition incl. Mercedes) and IMHO the big
Peugeots like the 607 are underrated esp. in Germany.

Juergen - OM 616

Dori A Schmetterling

26 Sep 2004 09:59

I would agree with that.

Except that DC wouldn't be so keen to report on the planned switch to
Peugeot which is, presumably, why they're giving him a new car.

(BTW my understanding is that Peugeot diesel engines are pretty good, too.
Not so sure about the car, though, even though I enjoy driving them.)

DAS

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nevertheless I more trust DC here,

> their info seems to be more precise to me.
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> only needs to clock another 4.400.000 km to break the record... ;-)
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Juergen .

25 Sep 2004 23:06

Hi Dori,

> Did you see the article posted in a later thread in some local rag?
> http://www.bbv-net.de/public/article/nachrichten/journal/gesellschaft/62401
> The facts keep changing...

Yes, that is the _facts_ also reported by reputed German
news mag _Der Spiegel_ - nevertheless I more trust DC here,
their info seems to be more precise to me.

If I find the time I will set up a page later where
all the info from DC is contained.

Kind regards

Juergen -
only needs to clock another 4.400.000 km to break the record... ;-)
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Dori A Schmetterling	25 Sep 2004 13:45
Did you see the article posted in a later thread in some local rag? http://www.bbv-net.de/public/article/nachrichten/journal/gesellschaft/62401 The facts keep changing... DAS Signature For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling --- >> 2.8M km is 1,739,839 miles for those still stuck in a country without >> metric... [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> > Ben >> > '88 300SL

Juergen .

23 Sep 2004 22:07

> 2.8M km is 1,739,839 miles for those still stuck in a country without
> metric...
> (cough, america)
> Wow!

It is not clear from that article, but that already
is the converted figure from km to miles - so it is
2.800.000 miles which is more than 4.500.000 km!

An article in GERMAN language can be found at
http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/0,1518,318967,00.html

Juergen
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Typhoon Lee	23 Sep 2004 18:01
2.8M km is 1,739,839 miles for those still stuck in a country without metric... (cough, america) Wow! > http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1111264.html > > Apologies if this link has been posted before > > Ben > '88 300SL

Big Ben	23 Sep 2004 13:58
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1111264.html Apologies if this link has been posted before Ben '88 300SL

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