Hey...

My friend fell in love with my 240D so he purchased one for himself. He is picking it up tomorrow (saturday) from Georgia which is a 14 hour drive. The car was maintained and seems to be in great condition. Heck, it a manual something he has wanted.

Aside that he is flying on 9/11 he has 48 hours to bring the car back to Jersey before he has work again. It should not be more than 15 hours MAX; just my speculation.

What should he bring with him or what should he purchase upon receiving the vehicle ? Obviously you cannot bring screwdrivers, hammers etc. in your carry on bag on the plane.

Has anyone ever done anything like this ? One more thing-he has never driven a diesel before.

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Audi TT

I would take a cab from the airport to the nearest auto store nearest the car and buy some antifreeze,oil,a spare belt, fuel filters, a metric toolset(don't go crazy,just enough to change a belt or filters. Maybe a can of flat fix. Without that you'd have to be a very trusting person. I'm sure there's something I'm missing.

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1981 240d
Newport,RI

An AAA membership?

got that.



yes, he did buy it from one of "us".

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Audi TT

In all seriousness, a little verbal primer on 'how to drive a diesel' above and beyond 'wait for the glowplug, and use the green pump' would be a nice thing. It sounds stupid, maybe, but you probably know what I mean

Depending on the severity of troubles encountered, maybe better to have an AA membership instead?

I just checked the Car For Sale section and saw the car in question. It looked good when I saw the ad the other day- hope it's 'all that' and more! If disaster strikes y'all in Atlanta, I'll be glad to help in whatever way.

a rust detector

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'02 BMW 325i
'85 300D 450k
'93 190E 2.6 170k(killed by tree)
'08 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S 6k
'06 Ducati S2R800 14k(sold)

Make sure he gets a 'primer' on starting the diesel... wait for glow plug light, wait 3 seconds, whatever. It's a different process- reading about it in the manual while sitting in a parking lot is no fun.

Put a post-it note somewhere about filling up with DIESEL..... not regular gasoline. A late-night stop when tired/distracted can be costly/ embarrassing.

Drive the non-interstate to get familiar, check the tires/hubs after a while before going for high speed travel (check air pressures before).

If he's buying it from "one of us," I'd hope it's been cared for and offers little risk.

Road trip!