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Old 12-17-2008, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ForcedInduction View Post
Scrapping is for picked over parts cars. Even with a blown engine, somebody would want to buy it as-is. Scrapping an otherwise good car is a waste.
That's what I did.

I bought a '86 SDL that threw a rod cap. The rod then broke a hole on each side of the block. Had the car shipped from Washington to to Michigan. I'm about to put the engine back together. (Once I get my sons 240D engine rebuild running, maybe today!)
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'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)

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