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Hi Kevin,
My first Benz was a 68 200-D, starter knob on the dash & 4 spd on the floor. It too was slooooow. I was 18 in 86 when I bought it. I too remember the then new 123's flying past me up hills as I'd be chugging away. It was a great car.
All my friends hated it, it wasn't cool, too slow & attracted too much attention. People used to actually turn their heads as I went by in that thing.
I like the diesel for the simplicity, the longevity & because its different. The sound & speed is all part of the charm. I don't know of any other make of car that when over twenty years old with 2,3,4 hundred thousand miles on it, you could still use the piss out of it and it will still go. Its not like that even the exception, but the rule.
If the pic comes up below, that was my 68 200-D in all its glory.
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