Well I am just in love with the new 320CDI; I've been driving one every chance I get. Shabby may be on its way to my granola lawyer sister in WPB, Fl. if I can pursuade the queen of the house.
I have joined Carlton Mercedes-Benz here in Greenville, SC. Please drop me a note or stop by if I can help you with your new or pre-owned MB purchase.

-Kevin

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Over 21 years I owned several:
w108
w110
w111
w115
w116
w123
w124
w126
w212

yeah,
i drove one here. they are extremely awesome! it is like having niagara falls under your foot! just squeeze and it shoots forward without apparent effort!

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.

what can i get for trade in value of a 300D-T .. id also love one of those E320 CDI's

they will pretend to give you something but in reality they wont. best bet is to sell your car outright and negotiate the best deal you can on the newer car.

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.

I've never driven a CDI but I imagine they are awesome cars, though the electronics are somewhat scary. Even the brakes are electronic! A while back I was tempted to sell my '96 and Jetta to get a used CDI for a few thousand more, but decided against it. Used CDI's are now dropping into the $30,000's. But I will always have a W123 diesel. To me that car is simply not replaceable.

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL

Cool. Get Euro delivery if you are buying a new one. Then you can ring it out on the Autobahn and have a cool trip in the process.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

When will the CDI wagons hit our shores? Not interested in a sedan.

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300TD W124, Two VW TDI Passat Wagons,Cummins Ram 250, Kubota Tractor
23 cylinders sipping the sweet sauce of the soy bean

I just got my W123, so I'm now looking forward to buying a CDI in 2024.

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Ralph

1985 300D Turbo, CA model
248,650 miles and counting...

I don't know about the wagons and I'm not interested, but I might be interested if DC started importing more of its diesels, like the lower displacement E-class CDI's (220 and 270 I believe they have) and the C-class CDI's, especially if they came with a manual tranny. The E320 CDI has way more power than I would need and the new ones cost more than I'd be willing to spend.

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL

Good friend of mine just dumped his Volvo for a 2005 E320 CDI and can't believe the responsiveness and economy...

I told him the economy gets even better when you use WVO...

Now I just need to hit him up to let me drive it...

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1998 W202 C230 - The money pit of late.
1984 W126 300SD (356,800 miles) Gone to the wrenchapart
1984 W123 300D Gone to the wrenchapart
1972 W108 280SE 3.5 (sold but not forgotten)
1986 Buick Grand National 3.8l Turbo (86k miles)
1966 Glassic Model 'A' Replica http://www.glassicannex.org

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Hmmm didn't know you could run WVO in a CDI. From my understanding you can't even run B100 in one.

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'02 BMW 325i
'85 300D 450k
'93 190E 2.6 170k(killed by tree)
'08 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S 6k
'06 Ducati S2R800 14k(sold)

I think Willie Nelson runs B100 in his CDI. I don't know about WVO. I wouldn't experiment with such a viscous fuel in such an expensive cars with all those sensors and electronics!

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL

The E320 CDI is a really nice car but I need MORE SPEED MORE I TELL YOU. haha gotta love the diesels.

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1976 300D 115 Blue Grey exterior 95K miles


2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Silver exterior 5"stacks etc...

If the E320CDI isn't fast enough MB makes the E400CDI. The new V6 diesel has a lot of power though, unless you are coming from an E430, or an E55 it should feel like a rocket.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I test drove the e320 and loved it. I want one. Maybe when the 06 models are used enough to get one under 20K. Besides, we have to wait to see if there will be any issues, don't we? Things like cracked heads, bent rods, weak spring perches etc etc.

I really want a newer diesel Benz but I don't know which year(s) would be the best. I think the 06 must be the most powerful to date, no?

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Brian
87 300Dturbo 180K #14 head still running R-12 SOLD 12/2017
02 F350 Powerstroke 180K
05 Chevy Express 1 ton w/Royal Utility box 120K
08 Infiniti FX-35 40K
15 Golf Sportwagen TDI 35K
10 Sprinter 3500 chassis with a Class A Winnebago on it. 56K