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Originally Posted by Wodnek
I agree with the supply and demand part of your statement.
I disagree with the weak overall quality of them statement.
My 82 380SL seems to share the same build quality as any of my others. Other then the single row timing chain issue on the 3.8.
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Unfortunately, the massive cost per mile to keep any SL on-the-road, mile-per-mile massively overshadows the MB turbodiesels.
I could not have afforded to drive any SL over one-million miles versus putting that on an assortment of other diesels over the years.
You can disagree, however, the numbers (dollars and cents) will not hold up to support your "claim," of mile-quality-cost. Nor will it ever in that model.
I doubt you've put 433K or even 305K (my last MB diesel) miles on your 82 380SL, as I have MB diesels..... There's no comparison in terms of value.