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Brian Carlton · #16 09-14-2004, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 240DieselDog

And even not being the smartest guy in the world, am confident that it wouldnt take much to bypass all that computer junk, wacky sensors, weird vacuum switches and crazy relay networks. Hell, I could even sell the parts to new car owners and use the money to pay my home electric bills for an entire year.

And when you get done with it, I envision that it will be in similar condition to one of your other vehicles that is now for sale. To wit:

This 240D with 4-spd...... needs alternator bracket, heater blower motor, shocks, tires and right front brake calliper..........Odometer says 285k, but its broken......... It's a bit of a mess with partially dismantled dash to fix the blower motor and the alternator is dangling amidst bracket repair .......it will have to be towed.

slowmoe · #17 09-15-2004, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 240DieselDog

"I could now likely spend less taking an 8 cylinder Jag to 100K than I could an MB."

Maybe as a top of the food chain consumer who buys brand new cars all the time, you should think about backing up a few generations in MB history and getting a perfect condition 126, 123, 116 or 115 MB diesel in bumper-to-bumper restored condition instead.

240DD,

That is the best auto advice I have heard for a long time!!

I am a sales rep who frequently has big-shot clients in my car (or at least those who think they're big-shot clients). Were it not for this, I would certainly be driving a mint early 80's 300SD or 123 wagon with some sort of correction for the horribly uncomfortable seats and anemic sterio. Not that the above are ugly cars - it's just that my business reqiures a little "Bling - Bling."