This would make a great SUV. I think it is one cool truck but then I am a little warped.

From ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6315&item=4525452742&rd=1

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1995 E300
2015 VW TDI Sportwagen 15K
1977 240D (197K)
2002 Subaru Legacy L Wagon (115k) (Wife's)
Gone but not forgotten:
2005 Buick LeSabre
1998 C230
1984 300D
1983 240D
1981 300SD
1974 240D
1974 Fiat 124 Spider
1968 Triumph TR250

Not a bad deal if you don't mind shipping from Germany! Pretty cool vehicle though.

Man would I LOVE to get my hands on one of those 309s or 407s...but, you gotta question the wisdom of putting a 67hp engine in a vehicle like that.

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It's certainly a good looking vehicle. But, honestly, what could you do with it?

You cannot haul people around with it very comfortably, or easily, with 67 hp.

It weighs about 6,000 lbs. empty!

Just imagine loading it up with 2000 lbs. of cargo and driving it with the four cylinder.

It could be done, just not very fast.

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Well, there is one significant benefit:

You cannot even see the Expedition $hitbox that is 9 inches behind your rear bumper with steam pouring out of his ears.

This would be the ideal vehicle to add a turbo charger to. Try and give that 4 banger another 20-30 HP.

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1995 E300
2015 VW TDI Sportwagen 15K
1977 240D (197K)
2002 Subaru Legacy L Wagon (115k) (Wife's)
Gone but not forgotten:
2005 Buick LeSabre
1998 C230
1984 300D
1983 240D
1981 300SD
1974 240D
1974 Fiat 124 Spider
1968 Triumph TR250

Look at the plus side....you aren't going to get busted speeding on the freeway......................but coming off a mountain maybe....

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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

You won't get busted for speeding on the highway, but you'll be sure to get busted for obstructing the flow of traffic!!

I'm sure this thing is geared very low. I noticed it does have a manual and I suspect that it wouldn't be any slower than alot of the old panel trucks we've had around here (internationals, etc.).

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83 300TD
78 240D (daughter)

My 307d was a 22' Class A motorhome with a 5 spd manual. It would do 64-67mph on the motorways without a problem as long as it was flat. It was quick to slow down in hilly country and it wasn't a great speedster 0-60mph. But it was downright astonishing that the little 616 engine had been effectively pulling that vehicle around for 130k miles without a hesitation.

My 409d has the 617na. I believe 0-40mph it's quicker than a 123 with an auto tranny. But it has a lower geared rear end than my 307d (I think) and the engine is really turning fast at 65mph.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Brain,
You know as well as I do that the only time you'd get busted in Texas for that would be if you were obstructing the flow of cops to a Krispy-Kreme.

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I don't understand...why would Mercedes even put such an underpowered engine in such a heavy vehicle? It is quite an interesting find though.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

My guess is that it was made for urban work not highway cruising. I don't think we have any such thing here. Everything we sell here seems to be made to do 80 plus.

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1982 380SL
1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing
1987 300 D
2005 CDI European Delivery
2006 CDI Handed down to daughter
2007 GL CDI. Wifes

Hehe, actually doing the speed limit around here is a serious obstruction to the flow of traffic.

I had one "lady" driver that layed on her horn, and flipped me the bird, while passing me in a no passing zone for having the audacity to do 55 in a 55 zone a few days ago.

And for those speed demons of the group, there was two lanes, the oncoming lane, and the one I was in, so no "slow lane" on this stretch of road.

Its one of those times when you just WISH that there had been a cop hiding in the weeds.