I'll take a $500 used MBZ 300D and drive myself. If Diesel gets too expensive (already has) I can just use old vegetable oil. Lets see, you get a bio-fuel car with very inexpensive (if very hard to get in large quantities) fuel and decent (20+) mpg.
Or i could drop close to $100K on a ford escape. which is what this is. a FORD ESCAPE.
$500? I'm sorry to say, but people have finally realized the value of those cars. I got my 1984 Mercedes SD TurboDiesel for 2500. And then much more for repairs, but it will be oh so worth it as soon as my vege oil kit gets here. 19 cents a gallon anyone?
sounds like you got an exceptionally nice one. I personally look for high mileage MBZ cars. I dont care much for aesthetics in a car, its just transport for me and my stuff. Maintenance is usually not much of an issue as long as the radiator doesn't die (they love to overheat in the middle of freeways when its least convenient/safe). My father picked one up for $200 two years back. They remain dirt-cheap in my area due to $5.00+ diesel prices :)
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I'll take a $500 used MBZ 300D and drive myself. If Diesel gets too expensive (already has) I can just use old vegetable oil. Lets see, you get a bio-fuel car with very inexpensive (if very hard to get in large quantities) fuel and decent (20+) mpg.
Or i could drop close to $100K on a ford escape. which is what this is. a FORD ESCAPE.
$500? I'm sorry to say, but people have finally realized the value of those cars. I got my 1984 Mercedes SD TurboDiesel for 2500. And then much more for repairs, but it will be oh so worth it as soon as my vege oil kit gets here. 19 cents a gallon anyone?
sounds like you got an exceptionally nice one. I personally look for high mileage MBZ cars. I dont care much for aesthetics in a car, its just transport for me and my stuff. Maintenance is usually not much of an issue as long as the radiator doesn't die (they love to overheat in the middle of freeways when its least convenient/safe). My father picked one up for $200 two years back. They remain dirt-cheap in my area due to $5.00+ diesel prices :)