[Lewite]

I have a wonderful 1981 Mercedes Diesel 300 Turbo. It gets over thirty miles per gallon. It has 273,000+ miles on it, so it will only last me another 200 thou or so. I put on less thand 3,000 per year, so I guess at nearly 63, I don't have a lot to worry about. I say drill here. bring the ragheads to their knees!!!

[RayChuang88]

I have a wonderful 1981 Mercedes Diesel 300 Turbo. It gets over thirty miles per gallon.

You must have a 300D Turbodiesel sedan. Getting over 30 miles per US gallon is pretty amazing considering the state of diesel engine techonology back then! Today, the current M-B equivalent (E320 CDI) actually has more usable power than its gasoline equivalent, and has fuel efficiency that can get you something like 37 mpg in freeway driving!

With the coming of clean-burning diesel fuel I hope Americans get the chance to experience the amazing high-tech diesels now available in Europe. Imagine driving a BMW 330d turbodiesel sports car with almost the same performancce as the BMW 330i but with 35-45% better fuel efficiency; small wonder why diesel-powered cars account for 40% of all new cars sales in Europe lately. Now, if we can just convince BMW to put that amazing 3.0-liter I-6 turbodiesel engine into the X3 small SUV....

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Your Merc will really like the new diesel coming in 2006...Low sulfur, higher cetane.