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10-19-2005, 10:31 PM
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OK, I gone and done it ...
I went to Richmond, Va., and met a guy today (another forum member, as it turns out) and this is now my car:
I do have some -- hopefully minor -- issues to address if there are a couple of people willing to e-mail me so we can discuss them offline. One or two probably need done right away; others can probably wait. Thanks, Cliff, (so far, anyway!) for the car.  It ran out real well all the way home and consumed about a quarter-tank of diesel (a little over 100 miles on the drive). ... Kinda wish I'd have haggled you a little since the A/C wasn't working, but I've had so many sold out from under me lately that maybe I was a little too eager. My little girl went bonkers for the sunroof, though; opened and closed it probably eight times on the drive. 
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10-19-2005, 10:55 PM
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I love the color of the car. inside and out. Jay
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10-19-2005, 10:56 PM
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nice looking car
i like the unusual color.
re haggling down. i once bought my first office building as an investment. shortly after i ran into a guy that owned real estate. i said "everybody thinks i paid too much for it". he said, "that is why you own it". it sounds simplistic but is after all a very good point. good luck with it. tom w
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10-19-2005, 11:05 PM
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Great color, inside and out! Keep us posted on your progress.
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10-19-2005, 11:23 PM
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Thanks to all for the well-wishes and compliments. I also like the color, sort of a greenish-gold (although it looks more gold in natural light, with your own eyes, than in photos online) and I really like the dark green interior.
It reminds me very much, color-scheme-wise only, of a 1970 GTO I tried to buy off a guy as a resto project now almost 20 years ago.
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10-20-2005, 12:19 AM
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Definitley a great color combo.
My 300D is orange! I believe MB only sells black/silver cars today...boring..
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10-20-2005, 12:22 AM
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Same color combo as our 300SD. Looks good!
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10-20-2005, 12:44 AM
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10-20-2005, 01:07 AM
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When I was watching them in the factory in Germany coming down the line, SO MANY are black and silver and white, then every now and then a cool red/green/some other neat color comes along. At least 70% are of those three colors though. Too many conservative people driving them.
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10-20-2005, 01:12 AM
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Ooooph. Green on green - how will you know when you vomited?
Color's not my "cup of tea", but the car looks real good. You will be different.
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10-20-2005, 02:05 AM
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Added it as my avatar now, too. ... Will my signature finally show up?
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10-20-2005, 02:05 AM
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-- 1983 300D, acquired 10/19/2005 at 215,000+ turbodiesel miles ... engine croaked almost immediately ... back on the road at 217,210 with a 144K turbo motor from a donor '85. ... May 2007, replaced radiator. ... Now (2/28/08) about 240K miles and dead due to battery?
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