Yah, the weather is so bad up here its a wonder anybody lives here at all,

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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"

its UNBELIEVABLE how many pristine older cars are out here, and there are tons of 7o and 80 Mercedes Gassers that look brand new..........

They're cheap there too.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

cam, why did you move across the country. You didn't like the smell of NJ?

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1979 240d 216k (W123) Daily Driver
Volvo 245DL 210k

1979 300D FOR SALE
2002 Tahoe 91k FOR SALE

1980 300sd 177k (W116) Sold
1980 300sd Parts (W116) Junked
1979 240D 121k (W123) Sold
1982 300TDT 298K (W123) (Sold)

You can't move far enough away from the smell there.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

try crossing the bridge from Memphis Tennesse into West Memphis Arkansas. I swear it can give NJ a run for it's money.

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1979 240d 216k (W123) Daily Driver
Volvo 245DL 210k

1979 300D FOR SALE
2002 Tahoe 91k FOR SALE

1980 300sd 177k (W116) Sold
1980 300sd Parts (W116) Junked
1979 240D 121k (W123) Sold
1982 300TDT 298K (W123) (Sold)

And I thought that was still coming Joizee...

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

I think every place has its good points and bad points...NJ gets a bad Rep sometimes...I just wanted to see the world, I think I'm just having a phase of homesickness...and I always thought I was somewaht levelheaded... Seattle has some real nice things about it, its peaceful and clean and people don't litter and its a small "big" city...and its wordly and everything...but i am so glad I spent my developing days as a Dieselhead in NJ, because it was a lot easier there...

Whereabouts in Seattle are you?

I live in the cloudy part. Seriously, south of Seattle by 5 miiles. D&*(* where did the sun go this weekend. I just stare up at the thick blanket of heavy clouds, sitting like a furry coat up there. It feels like Winter today. I just try to scamper around and keep busy and try not to think about it too much. Seriously I love this city. Its very nice and its a relief to live in a place without a lot of nasty crime and graffiti and shopping malls and chain stores on every major road. I think there are only three major malls here, in many places like this there would be 10...I just wish there were Sun here ...

There are one or two MB only yards in the Seattle area...better than down here.

I'm planning to organize a MB Drive/BBQ towards the end of the Summer...now that you live on the Left coast you can attend. The last Get Together in the area had excellent participation, but hopefully it will be even bigger next time!

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

Carrameow,

You might want to consider investing in a Light Box. These things work wonders for people who suffer from SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and might "brighten" things up for you a bit.

peace,
woody

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peace,
Woody

Carrameow, I used to live there or should I say exist there and hated it! No, there are not a lot of diesel heads out there and I don't care how much biodiesel you burn, the Seattlelite toads will never stop *****ing about everything under the sun and you are stacked on top of each other. Just a bunch of do-gooders who love to pat themselves on the back for being such good liberal humanitarians while they hand everyone else for their good deeds! My advice? MOVE!!!! Or Seattle will suck the life out of you and spit you out and step on you while kicking you to the curb, and you will still piss people off for getting into their way no matter what you do! Trying to live in Seattle is not only depressing, but it's a no win situation too!!!!!!!!!!!!

Having lived in both Seattle and Portland I have to say that I think Portland has slightly better weather. We have a little less of the drizzle and continuous overcast that Seattle gets bogged down with over the winter. You stopped too soon though. Next time stick the cars on a boat and don't stop until you are in Hawaii. Not a ton of diesels on the road, but you won't care. You will also never find yourself pining for the sun. You might even find that after a few months you will actually think that 65 degress is a bit chilly. There are seasons too: north swell season and south swell season.

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1987 300TD 231,000
#22, afterglow, plastic fan, euro lights, alternator upgrade, cluster housing update

and I popped from 4th gear into 1st. I even took two hour off ( i have accumulated a lot of hours staying late at work) to go outside and stare at the sun, to make sure I could form an image of what it looks like for future reference. I was so pumped up I went out and rebuilt all four calipers on my SAAB! I went for a hike with my wife, and a three mile run and I also did the lawn and worked on the backyard fence.