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| Roly Elite Veteran Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Australia Vehicle(s): 1999 G500 Posts: 661  | ||
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| bram_r Expert Date registered: Apr 2007 Location: the Netherlands Vehicle(s): 1984 MB 280GE, 1982 MB 300GD, 1986 Subaru XT 4WD Posts: 1659  | ||
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| hakkaloong Member Date registered: Jul 2006 Location: malaysia Vehicle(s): '94 290GD Posts: 29  | Re: Gunther Holtorf's 23-year road trip We need to salute to this man and machine. (Round-the-world G.JPG) Attachments ----------------  Round-the-world G.JPG (158KB - 2 downloads) | |
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| Container Veteran Date registered: Jul 2006 Location: Sweden Vehicle(s): 1998 G500L, 1994 E36 AMG Coupé, 2007 E500T 4-matic Posts: 114  | ||
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| thanito Veteran Date registered: Aug 2009 Location: Greece Vehicle(s): MB G400CDI, MB 300E-24, Mini Cooper S Posts: 253 | ||
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| Ed Mclass Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Vehicle(s): 1958 180a, 2010 GLK, 2000 G 500, 2005 SLK 350 Posts: 1215 | ||
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| Ace31 Veteran Date registered: May 2009 Location: Modena - Italy Vehicle(s): 93' 300 GE Posts: 203 | RE: Gunther Holtorf's 23-year road trip Nice links guys, thanks for posting them  | |
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| Razon Date registered: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Vehicle(s): 1986 280ge Cabrio, 617A, 5sp manual | Re: Gunther Holtorf's 23-year road trip Ed Mclass - 7/26/2012 6:29 AM DIESELS will do it! Partially true. You forgot the key word I think: OLD "dieseld will do it"  Regardless, it's nice to see that some have the passion, posibility and the right company to do this with. Can't get much better than that! | |
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| grazza Veteran Date registered: Apr 2010 Location: Australia Vehicle(s): W460 230GE 1988 - OM606 turbo diesel, 722.608 auto Posts: 277 | Re: Gunther Holtorf's 23-year road trip Razon - 7/27/2012 2:23 AM OLD "diesels will do it" So I guess this is why: Diesel is everywhere, even where there are few passenger vehicles there will be machinery for farming, generators, trucks, which will be diesel I believe you can even use some aviation fuels? Diesel is safer to carry Old diesel engines are inherently stronger than old petrols Old diesels can cope with a wider variation in fuel quality Old diesels can run mineral and vegetable fuels Old diesels are inherently simple with a higher likelihood of successful remote repairs Old diesels are less likely to break down in the first place For many countries there is a lot of old diesels around for parts and expertise - lots of old Mercs still going in Africa Have I missed any? Counter comments: New diesels have better fuel economy (much more important these days) Petrol is a lot more widely available now, but even so... Old parts are harder to come by. So if I was heading off on a similar adventure, would a 1980's W460 still be the right choice? How about a new W461? | |
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| thanito Veteran Date registered: Aug 2009 Location: Greece Vehicle(s): MB G400CDI, MB 300E-24, Mini Cooper S Posts: 253 | Re: Gunther Holtorf's 23-year road trip Razon - 7/26/2012 7:23 PM Ed Mclass - 7/26/2012 6:29 AM DIESELS will do it! Partially true. You forgot the key word I think: OLD "dieseld will do it" Regardless, it's nice to see that some have the passion, posibility and the right company to do this with. Can't get much better than that! TRUE! New ones can be a pain in the @$$.. | |
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