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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 02:25 PM
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Thumbs up Do you think diesels suck...Watch this

check out this video...
http://www.saunalahti.fi/~hecekiel/dieselboost_demo.mpg

For more specs click here:
http://www.teamrwd.com/dieselboost/300_24.php


Just for your information, the red car has a 603, while the black one has a 606
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 08:16 PM
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i know these cars. about 450hp is truth. nothing near 600
but still, Diesels!
Small Finland...
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Old Oct 28, 2004 | 10:16 PM
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Consider the displacement.

450 hp per 3.0 liters. 150 hp per liter.

You know, that is fairly impressive.
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 10:33 AM
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And a bit more video clips of Finnish lazy diesels: http://mersuforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13577
Originally Posted by Finnish C32
i know these cars. about 450hp is truth. nothing near 600
but still, Diesels!
Small Finland...
Engines are OM603 and OM606, the starter of the topic did not mention horsepowers
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Old Oct 29, 2004 | 12:32 PM
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Truth And i think they were champignons in my soup... :p
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 12:05 PM
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I've spent a bit of time in Tampere, and unless prices have changed, you guys REALLY love cars because the cost of ownership there is incredible!!
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Old Oct 30, 2004 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Frisco
unless prices have changed
They have not. *******g high prices. How does this sound: CLK 500 like yours costs with no extra equipments 91 500 euros (116 000 dollars).
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Old Oct 31, 2004 | 09:30 AM
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My E55 was 165.000euros (about 200.000usd) with almost all options...and dont forget fuel prices....98 (same as 93 in US) is about 1.2 euros per litre. think about that guys...
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Does anyone know the parts list for the red one? Right now I have an '87. Thank you, as I can not read whatever europeon language that is.
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Dunkie
Does anyone know the parts list for the red one? Right now I have an '87. Thank you, as I can not read whatever europeon language that is.
http://mersuforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14424 Ask there, Mauri H. knows everything

Btw, it is Finnish.
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 01:28 PM
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I thought so, After watching The Bourne Identity, I knew some of those words looked similar. Thanks for the link also

-Steve
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