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11-17-2004, 10:55 PM
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Man O' Man, today i drove to the local dealer to look at a 1999 E300 Turbo Diesel. When I got there I was looking at this car when I started talking about the CDI. He said we have one here on the lot, would you like to look. Duh! Man that's sweet. I got to test drive it and man was it ever nice. The Torque on that car is unbelievable. Had I not known that it wasn't a diesel, I would have guessed that it was a gasser. Couldn't hear the engine at all, even when i was on the outside of this car. $52,900. asking price. Well i'll own one that's for sure...maybe in 10 years, but i'll own it.
 When I got back to the lot there was my reliable classic '86 300 SDL with a big smile on it, just waiting for me to jump in her and take off into the sunset. Which I did so so gracefully. I did look back though 
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11-17-2004, 11:36 PM
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Remember, Hattie only had to hint at selling the SDL....................... 
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11-17-2004, 11:46 PM
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Well I know..
 By the time I got home i'd settled down a bit..knowing that I'm all into my Classic.You know it doesn't hurt to bend a little. I did tell him,(salesman) that i'd get back to him on the 1999 E300 Turbo. note: I told him that I wasn't going to get rid of my car. He did tell me as I was getting into my car that for a car that old it was in great condition. Now I liked his remark...so I guess some car salesman are nice... 
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11-17-2004, 11:58 PM
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............slick Andy was very nice. "pukeface"
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11-18-2004, 12:05 AM
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11-18-2004, 07:05 AM
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It will be interesting to see how those CDI's age, and if they have serious problems or just little stuff. The first 100,000 miles should tell the tale I suppose.
With all the little common problems the W123 and W126 cars have, the core engine is pretty solid. Not the same with some of MBs other cars. So, in about five years the CDI story should be clear - and maybe sooner if the same design has been used in Europe for some time. I just have my doubts about the fuel injection system and the aluminum engine. Ken300D
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11-18-2004, 11:35 AM
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Now thats an understatement. Lets put it this way if I had the money a CDI would be in my driveway so fast! I am still working on a test drive maybe next spring I will take a walk around the dealer lot.I can only hope and dream the MB graces our country with the S400 CDI. 
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11-18-2004, 11:57 AM
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You may want to take a look at the saga of Viesel's CDI here. It's a very long thread, but I'll summarize it for you here. The dealer ended up buying it back from him because they could not solve the problem.
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Rick Miley 2014 Tesla Model S 2018 Tesla Model 3 2017 Nissan LEAF Former MB: 99 E300, 86 190E 2.3, 87 300E, 80 240D, 82 204D Euro Chain Elongation References
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11-18-2004, 10:06 PM
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I test drove an '05 CDI a while back.
Nice car, but not nice enough to justify the price. They wanted $56k for it, and I'd been saving a little bit out of every paycheck for a long time... Instead, I found a really nice 240D. Now I've got a great classic car AND I've still got $54k in the bank. 15 years from now? I bet my 240D is still on the road. That '05 CDI I drove? I bet it'll be rotting in a junkyard someplace in 15 years. - Patrick
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11-18-2004, 10:32 PM
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12-01-2004, 08:00 PM
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I don't know if he was specifically speaking about the 240D or some other MB diesel of that time - just that he had a high opinion of MB diesels. When it came to cars, machinery and engines, he knew what he was talking about. I wonder what he'd think about new MB's...  - Patrick
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11-18-2004, 10:41 PM
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Comparing a 72 hp 240D and a 201 hp CDI is like pitting a Checker cab against a Viper. The 240D cranks out 97 lbs.-ft of torque, while the CDI puts out 369 lb.-ft.
There's a lot more to owning a car than knowing it can make it to the grocery store.
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11-18-2004, 10:50 PM
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CDI engine
Vahe,
I'm thinking along your lines, also. I'm wondering if anyone has thought of combining the best of both (at least til the engine dies) by retro-fitting a CDI engine/trans into a 126 body? The weight of the CDI is roughly 3300 lbs, and the 126 is roughly 3800lbs, so not much loss in usable torque or hp. The engine bay of the 126 is enormous, and with a few driveshaft mods, it should work. Just wondering... SteveKaa ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1982 300SD 338k miles
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11-18-2004, 11:46 PM
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Yes, the CDI is one of the most impressive diesel car that I have ever owned. Although the dealer was unable to find the problem, Im sure that these cars are probably going to turn out to be a long term reliable car. I am trying to work out a european delivery for the replacement of the one that the dealer bought back.
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11-30-2004, 07:14 PM
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often since it'll be at the dealer being fixed. Louis
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