You guys must have a better nose than I do, I filled up my 300D about an hour ago at a smelly diesel pump. I can smell diesel on my hands but to do so I have to put my hand to my nose and really take a deep breath.

I've also heard about diesels smelling inside because of people tracking fuel from their shoes into the car - again I've never had any diesel car that I owned that seemed to suffer this "problem"

Jim I'm not sure if they new CDI diesels will be as long lived as your 240D but for what they have to offer I'm willing to take the chance. 40 MPG and better performance than an E320 gasser would get my attention and if Larry says they are as quiet as a gas car I believe it. If I was in the market for a 55K new car I'd give the 320CDI a good look.

Tim