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Old 02-01-2006, 10:10 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Flash Back Of The Day: MB Premier Of The Diesel-Engine Passenger Car

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Originally Posted by 450SEL 6.9
There was a time when I too wondered if diesels could ever supplant their better known rivals, Bum-Man. Today, I doubt it ever will. In Canada, the E-Class diesel sells at a very small premium, $1,150 Canadian, to the petrol version. Still, I don't see many of them on the roads and a friend of mine says a few of the dealers were surprised with the sales of the CDI.
I think it was in America where MB estimated that they would sell 3,000 E320 CDI's, yet there was so much demand, they eventually sold over 4,000!
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