doesn't give any information, not even mileage

I think it's a grey market car, I guess that follows. Thanks, again.

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1982 240D - (272,000)
1998 Honda VTR1000F(RT) Superhawk Freeway (58,000) "Madrid"
1996 Toyota T100 4x4 (84,000) "Mary Kay"

[QUOTE=alienman]I've just come upon a 78 240d with only 65k miles today.

If its a manual tranny, I would pay top doller for a nice 240D. If your only looking for a beater to just drive thats different. You can spend allot of time and $ making a nice car out of a beater. Look for rust, and you would proly have to do a few Italian tune ups to blow all the cardon out (up the pali (sp?) with you foot in it).

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

What are the road conditions like in Honolulu?? These low mileage diesels make it seem like 50 miles is maximum driving distance, and typical day's drive is about 12 miles back and forth.

If this is the case then I'd skip the diesel and go with gasoline engine instead.

Diesels suck when they're operated stone cold most of the time or just on 4 mile runs. Combustion chambers will foul with carbon and they will drive like POS.

The best environment for diesels is 100 mile round trip commute each and every day, open road stuff. Better yet 500+ mile cross country runs are where the diesel engine performs at its best.

Are you sure you want a diesel for Hawaii islands?? Hell, if it was me I'd buy a motorcycle.


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I purchased a '82 240D last weekend (automatic) and it reminded me that these cars are, in my opinion, one of the most fun cars to tool around town in. I have driven it off and on for about three or four days and the fuel gauge has hardly moved. No rust and it seems to have been very well maintained.

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in europe they use nothing but diesel taxis and they are 100% short distance. of course they never shut them off either. but probably the economics for an individual might make the gas a reasonable alternative.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Unfortunately, I was unable to check the car out this past weekend because the owner's husband drove the car to the airport and parked it there. He will be away until Saturday, so I'll try to take a look this coming weekend.

The commutes here are pretty short, but it almost always takes over an hour just to drive 7 miles on the highway during traffic hour. Ridiculous! I'm currently spending about $150/month for gas on my 300se (about 300 miles/tank with a/c on) and figure that if I could cut that down to around $100 or so driving the 240d daily, it would be good for the wallet. Oh, and H3 (highway 3) is better than the Pali for blowing out carbon - nice uphill grade and views

going to be stuck in traffic, idling a diesel takes almost no fuel at all, so that is a plus for diesels.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.