My friend who used to own an Independent MB shop said the best running diesel he ever drove was a 190D turbo with a 5-speed in it, he told me (with a sparkle in his eyes) that it would climb hills in high gear and take mountain turns like a Bimmer.
I like the bigger cars personally, especially the 124 turbo diesel!
Ruben, when you gonna get that sport suspension completed for the blue one?

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

Well considering the work that needs to be done in removing the driveshaft and rebolting the rear axle back up to the subframe, along with the transmission swap it will be awhile.

Plus i still need sportline sway bars! But my bet is by the end of the summer the car will be completed

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Current:
05 E320 CDI
07 GL320 CDI
08 Sprinter
05 Dodge Cummins
01 Dodge Cummins

Previous
2004 E55 AMG
2002 C32 AMG (#2)
1995 E300
1978 300D
1987 300D
2002 C32 AMG(blown motor :[
1981 300SD
1983 300SD
1987 300SDL
2002 Jetta TDI
1996 S420
1995 S500
1993 190E 2.6
1992 190E 2.3
1985 190E 2.3 5-Speed

Actually redlining a an engine all day on the autobahn is probably better for it than driving it hard in stop and go traffic.

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green 85 300SD 200K miles "Das Schlepper Frog" With a OM603 TBO360 turbo ( To be intercooled someday )( Kalifornistani emissons )
white 79 300SD 200K'ish miles "Farfegnugen" (RIP - cracked crank)
desert storm primer 63 T-bird "The Undead" (long term hibernation)

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Hey Ruben, I can't belive I found someone doing the same thing as me. We should hang out, You would like my yard full of treasure. Do you ever get over to Oakland?