I don't think there's always a clear distinction between those who buy the cheapest cars they can find and wrench on them every day in their backyards and those who buy expensive, low-mile garage queens and rarely touch them. I'm one of those in between those two groups. I'm sort of a collector and I'm always keeping an eye out for well-maintained, pristine old diesels, but I also like to work on them to make sure they're in top shape mechanically too and not just cosmetically. Like I said I almost bought that $15K 83 240D last year, but one of the things that turned me off was a picture of the engine with a pitch-black brake fluid. What's the point of spending so much on a car that only looks good but has had crappy maintenance?

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL