PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Drove an auto-240d today, wow.

pawoSD · #18 04-07-2008, 11:58 PM

We'd like a 240...but around here locally the diesels are few and far between (for sale ones) and the ones that are need work, and are too expensive....gassers are way more plentiful.....and it'd be nice for the winter, my dad intends to use this car (whatever one we get) as his winter car + auxiliary summer car for the both of us for when one of the SD's is down for repair. My brother is taking over the 300D in the not too distant future, so that leaves me and him without a spare car....which is not good.

I've read the pictorial on valve stem replacement....it doesn't look all that bad....or we'd just have the dealer do it. They'd never let me test drive a car like that at the dealer....as they know I have no where near the $$ to buy one. At least I don't think they would....

Most powerful vehicle I've driven to date was a Chevy Silverado 4.3 V6 (200-ish hp) but they are geared for poor pooooor acceleration. However, I've also driven a 4.3 blazer, and while a scary vehicle....they move quite quickly in a straight line with 190hp. They have much better gearing for "normal" driving vs. towing stuff. I mashed the pedal on one before....that was a thrill ride.

I do want to try out some real german power. If I could locate a good 560 for sale or something I'd like to test that out.

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

I'd get a 240D for an around town car. I almost bought a pretty red one with a tan interior a couple of years ago. It was really clean and had a 4spd, the guy was asking $1,300 for it. But I had just bought the SD so I really didn't need a 3rd car. The 240 was in far better shape than the SD though, I should have spent the extra $800 I probably would have still had it.

I have never driven an M103, but the M104 is fantastic, so I can't imagin the M103 is anything less. I hear M103's burn a lot of oil, I guess the valve steam seals are kind of weak. I don't know how hard they are to change, but I imagin its not rocket science.

If 177hp is as much German HP as you have experianced I feel for you, you need to go to your local MB/BMW/Porsche dealer and test drive something with balls. A 335CI, or anything 550 MB should do it.

The new 5.5L V8 MB is putting into everything is a surprised the heck out of me. Damn near 400hp and it feels like it, makes the 7spd seem totaly pointless.