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Meanwhile, in SW Florida [OC] (lemmy.world)
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What is that thing? Why is that thing? It looks like the vehicles from Aliens. On the windshield, there's a decal that reads "Apocalypse 6x6."

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[–] 35 points 9 months ago (10 children)

This is why my "shit hits the fan" vehicle is a 1982 diesel Mercedes.

That thing will run on anything as fuel. I've tried running it on old used motor oil, used hydraulic oil from my car hoist, lamp oil, and yes ofc used fryer oil.

I'm gonna be cruising in my old ass sedan laughing at the preppers in their modern trucks that can't run on anything but the most pure of fuels without clogging their injectors.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    Haven't driven anything made in '82, but I'll maintain that my friend's W124 250D was one of the most comfortable car's I've ever driven. It's the suspension, mostly. Nowadays everything is sporty, but I don't want sporty 90% of the time, I want to not feel bumps and shit.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    They are so goddamned comfortable, not much difference between the W123 from '82 and a W124 for that.

    Though the W124 is a lot better insulated, and thus quite a lot more quiet in the cabin than the W123.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah I'd love a W124 if I didn't need ISOFIX for the foreseeable future. They're just so nice. Particularly if I could get a 300td. Hell I'd probably either keep it stock, or build it to a sensible degree (i.e not a 700hp smoke monster)

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    Mine is in fact a 700hp smoke monster. On stock 195 tires.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child)

    Hey, no judgement there. I just would prefer my daily to be reliable and not roll coal.

    Currently have a 3.0 tdi Audi that someone seems to have remapped while drunk, so it uh... rolls coal, but not the way you'd expect. It produces too much soot when driving quietly, and then after a long drive at steady speeds, when you let the engine live a little, it generates a cloud.

    Being an Audi it's also not reliable like my Mercs have been, but it has ISOFIX which was my only requirement at the time. Also is a wagon.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    It's been remarkably reliable actually, but yeah if I had built it myself I'd have gone for a reliable 250hp setup.

    I got the car for a bargain from the guy that built it, because he had let it sit and rot, so the floor had to be replaced to pass safety, and he didn't have the time to take care of it because of getting kids and working offshore.

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