http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6329&item=4522760746&rd=1


You want bragging rights in neighborhood for most miles , here is one.

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1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

bragging rights to a vehicle that needs a new engine.

Didn't the mercedes record holder go through 4 engines?

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Yes, I believe that he did.

Are you referring to the Greek taxi driver? If this is the one, I thought they rotated 4 rebuild engines 11 times or something of that nature.

http://www.theclassictimes.com/english/nwGreekTaxi.asp

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

I'm sure that thing is good for 1 million miles, the engine just doesn't know that

Something is terribly wrong with that ad-

the driver neglected to note that ...."anyone who's familiar with these cars knows that 750,000 is just getting broken in!"...

Actually, that car is very near my brother's house. If it could be had for a couple hundred bucks it might be fun for bragging rights if the odometer has actaully worked all along! 240 engines seem plentiful enough. I emailed for pictures if the rust... that's the biggest issue for me.

Chris

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

Yikes, now other Mercedes sellers on eBay will change their blurbs to say "the legendary Mercedes diesels are known to run for 750,000 miles... "

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

Seller also has a 300D listed, lots of rust. But the engine runs, I have an idea, make them an offer for both and swap the 5-cyl engine over to the 240D and drive the 240D home?

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

I saw that too... problem is, I have no place to do a swap over there. My brother's garage is barely big enough for his Mustang, which hibernates all winter. Oh well.

I don't need another car at this point anyway. Unless the rust is truly superficial, and it stays really cheap, I will stay away I think. The lure of a manual tranny MB diesel project is indeed great, though!

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)