Here it is: the veggiemobile. Sean has traded his old Mazda 626 for a 1980 Mercedes 240 diesel that has been converted to run on filtered or pure vegetable oil, as well as biodiesel. I went with him to pick it up last night. During the course of the half-hour instructional talk the seller gave us, I managed to ask several questions that left no doubt as to my complete lack of knowledge of the inner workings of automobiles.I like the idea of running on filtered oil -- you know, cook up a bunch o' pommes frites, deep-fry a turkey, then re-use the leftover oil in your gas tank. It's ecological! And mmmmm, smells like french fries. I thought Sean should get a vanity plate that says FRYDADY but -- who woulda thunk it? -- it's already taken.
Even though the car will run on 100% vegetable oil, I learned that it's a good idea to make sure there's always a tiny bit of diesel or biodiesel in the tank, since it's ILLEGAL to drive on state-funded roads with fuel that hasn't been taxed at least in part. Jeez, taxes really are one of the few certainties in life, aren't they?
It's pretty. It's the color of butter.
1 comment:
Cool Car. I like the vanity plate name idea. I found your blog via bookmooch. Many of your lovely cookbooks have found a new home at my house. My son likes your new Mercedes too. The kid knows more about cars then I like to think about. He had a couple questions, none of which I could answer. My only comment was I like the color of butter too.
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