After 6 months searching for the car that find my needs and price range I have made the dive into the MB diesel world. On friday I bought a 82 300TD. I am glad to be part of the community now. The wagon has 143k on it. The body is in great shape. A few stratches and dings but pretty minimal. Very little rust. Interior is great, cracked dash though. Motor is great. Drove the car nearly 300 miles the first day I owned it. A good test drive I'd say. I will be putting my first tank of biodiesel into her pretty soon, and hopefully I will get the time and money to convert to veggie oil. Free fuel is good fuel. Happy dieseling!!

Andrew

Glad to have you aboard................

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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

Welcome to the forum.
I hope that your car will give you good reliable service and a long life, with minimal service cost.
We are happy with our 300Ds we have owned for ~1 year.
Apart from one steering lock and one lower ball joint, only regular maintenance has been needed.

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Tony from West Oz.
Fatmobile 3 84 300D 295kkm Silver grey/Blue int. 2 tank WVO - Recipient of TurboDesel engine.
Josephine '82 300D 390kkm White/Palamino int.
Elizabeth '81 280E, sporting a '79 300D engine.
Lucille '87 W124 300D non-turbo 6 cylinder OM603, Pearl Grey with light grey interior


Various parts cars including 280E, 230C & 300D in various states of disassembly.

Howdy fellow veghead,
you probably know about this great forum, but just in case:
http://biodiesel.infopop.cc/eve/ubb.x/a/frm/f/159605551

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Think Alternative Energy!
300CD '80 (now gone but not forgotten...)