The fluid for the 722.6 is not red new, and MB specificaly says that black is fine in the FSM after it has some time on it.

The NA engines are dogs compared to the later ones, I'd spend a bit more for the turbo car.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Hey Sixto,

If you want to widen your search a bit, I'd be happy to go look at a car for you in Southern California if you find a serious candidate.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

There is a 1998 E 300 Turbo on the SF Bay Area Craig's List in the 707 area code (i.e. North Bay...) I am sorry to be unable to paste the link, but the vehicle appeared as did this thread.

So there is! I'd prefer 100K fewer miles to a turbo for the same price but I'll definitely check it out. Where the heck is Cotati?

Sixto
87 300D

Cotati Village.... That place on clear lake where they have all the concerts and stuff.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

Cotati is just a little bit north of Petaluma, near Rohnert Park, off highway 101 in Sonoma County.....

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

cant imagine lookin at the headlights on that model for next 10 years. Looks like an eye on a praying mantis. You can have dibs on all my cars of that vintage sixto

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commercial fisherman diesel in my blood in my boats trucks and Dear old Dad has had me drivin them since i got my first license in 1968
1986 300 SDL 427654
1999 Chevy Crew Cab Dually 225423
1986 300 SDL 287000 Dad's
1987 190 Turbo 158000 Mom's (my inheritance)

Hey that is hillarious, I love it. Did you make it?

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'86 300 SDL

Funny how people's tastes are different. I just love the look of those front ends. One of my favorites. I just simply can't stomach the Ford Taurus rear end. What an awful backside those models have. HORRIBLE!!

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

IMHO the W210 is kind of dated looking at this point. The facelifted W211 on the other hand...at night with the Xenon's going look sick.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

A 1996 E 300 on the San Francisco Craig's List located in Saratoga, Cal. Sorry that I cannot patch the link.

I didn't say new 722.6 fluid is red

The "old" fluid for the 722.6 was red. The "new" fluid used in the 722.9 and which is backwards compatible with the 722.6, is sort of a purple. I've used them both and am running on the "new" stuff now.

I had a wink after the comment on the black fluid. I know the FSM says it's OK, I'm also aware that they claimed a lifetime fill. I just choose to change mine well before then. I know lots of folks have different opinions on this and I respect their choice to maintain their vehicles as they see fit.

I just happened to notice that there wasn't a red-colored locking plug on the ATF fill cap and it caught my eye. I haven't seen any black-colored locking plugs sold as replacements...just red ones.

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2005 Pathfinder LE
2001 E55
1998 M3
1982 320i

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/car/374479099.html

Thanks for the tip!

I'm not keen on a black car but maybe tex will make up for it. Kinda pricey though. There are 98-99s in Phoenix for that much from time to time.

There was a 98 in Petaluma last week. 235K miles for under $12K. I couldn't make time to see it. Listing is gone

Sixto
87 300D

... and odd that it has 5 prefix plates if it's been in California since new.

Sixto
87 300D

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/car/377895931.html

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1979 300SD W116