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Old 03-12-2007, 12:28 PM
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Check this out - 74 Mercedes 309D Bus

Craigslist find, not mine.

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/car/289603520.html

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Old 03-12-2007, 12:36 PM
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Stripped weight from the bus??? Trying to improve its acceleration and top end? These are reliable machines but the top speed just doesn't cut it on this side of the Atlantic.
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Old 03-12-2007, 01:03 PM
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Don't those have a 616? I don't buy that 90 HP statement.

30 ton capacity?! Maybe at 5 mph

Bondo would be great to seal up the roof....
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Old 03-12-2007, 02:54 PM
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Don't those have a 616? I don't buy that 90 HP statement.

30 ton capacity?! Maybe at 5 mph

Bondo would be great to seal up the roof....
4cyl as stated. More like 40hp assuming one of the hamsters isnt dead.

Still a cool van. You could always stick a 617 in it with a .307 or so diff........
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Old 03-12-2007, 03:02 PM
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Still pretty cool, AFAIK. Once again, all of the interesting stuff is always on the west coast and usually in CA. If it were closer I'd definitely be interested. $5K is a little steep, though.
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Old 03-12-2007, 03:12 PM
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Still pretty cool, AFAIK. Once again, all of the interesting stuff is always on the west coast and usually in CA. If it were closer I'd definitely be interested. $5K is a little steep, though.
16-19mpg isnt impressive at all. Im thinking the eng is just to small. I'd imagine a 617 doing alot better. My wife and I have been looking for a camper and while steep I'd pay the $$$ just so I can be the only RV'er in the lot rolling around in a Benzo
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Old 03-12-2007, 06:58 PM
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Not a 616. A 616 van would end with the number '7' for 70hp. It's a 90hp engine. OM 352?
Wait a minute, I take that all back. It could be a 616. For some reason, I think they labelled all their passenger buses 309d even if the engine horsepower did not exactly correspond to the last digit. They are the one exception to the "Last two digits are the hundreds and tens place of the horsepower of the engine" rule.
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Old 03-12-2007, 07:00 PM
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So is my 300D 0 HP?
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So is my 300D 0 HP?
Rule applies to commercial vans. (Except in the USA)
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Old 03-13-2007, 09:07 AM
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That befuddled me too until I realized it was nothing but vans... that would make my 300sdl a 00 hp car... or would it make my 603 an 03 hp engine??? About right, by the feel of it...

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