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Originally Posted by Big Dave

You guys see the new Mercedes-Benz E320 diesel?

2008 Mercedes-Benz E320 BLUETEC -- Test drive and new car review -- 2008 Mercedes-Benz E320 BLUETEC turbodiesel

60 large for a 30 MPG car? My brother's 1983 300SD does that. Tier II ruins twenty-five years of tecnological advances.

Dave, you really should stop tilting at this windmill. Comparing the 2008 E320 to the 1985 300SD:

2008
EPA Est. MPG 23/32
Tons CO2/yr 8.1

1985
EPA Est. MPG 19/23
Tons CO2/yr 10.1

(EPA numbers only go back to 1985.)

So the 2008 gets BETTER mileage and pollutes less. I bet it also runs rings around it in any measurement you'd care to test. Yes, 60 large is a lot, but these folks could care less about a 25 year old car. I'm sure the '83 was plenty pricey when new, and the same type of buyers back then are the ones looking at the new one.

It's time to move on here.