When I bought my TD last year (actually Nov. 2001), one of the things that amazed me was that the exhaust system appeared to be original. The muffler is a MB muffler and has a date of 01/83 stamped on it. I have never heard of an exhaust sys. lasting 20 years (and counting). Is this normal for diesels or is it stainless steel. Even then, it's amazing that it has the orignal exhaust sys. The car itself was built in Feb. 1983.

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1999 MB SL500 (110,000 mi)
2004 Volvo V70 2.5T (220,000 mi)
2014 Tesla Model S 85 (136,000 mi)
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