Do I need to show my maintenence booklet, service by service, of what was done to the SDL, and when?

5K mile oil changes from break in(10W30 Castrol, I think), to 225K(then it was acquired by me). All documented by Smith Motor Sales of Haverhill Mass. And I've since serviced it religiously myself(and with the help and experience of others). I have zero blowby, and no reluctance to start in even the most severe sub-arctic conditions.

Plantman, a forum member, has one with around 330K miles. Turbodiesel, another forum member owned the car prior to him. He posted results of each of his servicings online at one time, I believe.

We have a 300SD parts car sitting on the lot with ~430K miles(fan went through radiator). My '84 300SD had books as good as my SDL. The SD was sold with 296K miles. I started driving it with 269K.

My dad personally drove an '84 300D 463K miles(he acquired it at ~200K miles). It blew an oil ring(he decided to retire it, instead of fix it). We still have the cluster to that car in the basement.

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1987 300SDL (324000)

1986 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) (166000)

1978 Porsche 924 (99000)

1996 Nissan Pathfinder R50 (201000)