I would have been more than happy to buy her a toyota or honda, but either fortunately or unfortunately she has good taste, and won't drive a newer car. The 240D has been very reliable and fairly efficient to boot until now. I also paid alot more than I should have to find her a mercedes with a manual transmission. (insert whip sounds here)

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1985 300D Gretchen (Astral Silver) 220k
1983 240D 4-speed Evelyn (Orient Red) 203k


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