Sweet! I'll have to check that out.... I doubt he is open on Saturdays though. (I'm 4 hours away, but parents live 10 mins away).

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John Robbins
'05 E320 CDI - 240k
'87 300TD - 318k

My 240D 77 has been my daily driver for about 24 years, 4 speed manual with a new motor with about 50K on it, I maintain this old car.

Vahe
240D 77 350K

After owning only motorcycles while enlisted in the Air Force I bought my first car after having to sell my bike when I got out of the military. Luckily I bought a southern '85 300D with no rust which has a few minor issues but that's it for 'ole Dixie. Now I use her as a full-time college commuter at 300 miles PER day I do love it though...

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1985 300D / 175k

WISH LIST
29' HackerCraft - Gentleman's Racer...
http://www.hackerboat.com/html/29__gentleman_s_5.html

1985 300d about 40 miles...every day..

75 miles a day 3days a week and the occasional 200-300 family road trip every couple of months. Engine and tranny were supposedly rebuilt a few years ago and or solid. The peripheral stuff is getting weak, like going under the hood to stop the engine, no power door locks but the fuel door locks at random, SLS has decided to just stay at the bottom, the "climate control" prefers a hot climate in all seasons, driver's window switch stops when I get to work -at the jail. Her name is "Daisey", from the last owners. It is the old girl's time to get a restoration but I've only had her 6 months now.

at 317,000. Door locks, heater (not a/c though), original Becker radio, sunroof all work, and cruise control is dead-on accurate.

Only big problem is cosmetics, the champagne clearcoat is finally starting to go, and the rear main seal leaks.

over 80,000 miles in 5 years, it has been very dependable.

Can't say the same for the SD, it developed a bad noise in or around cylinder # 3 in June, and along with a 200PSI reading when the rest are 320-390, it doesn't look good. I haven't had time to remove the head and take a look, perhaps next year.

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Nate Stanley
(Currently Benzless)
1985 F-250 6.9l 170K
2009 SCION XB 36.5K
2003 LS430 78K
2012 Kubota B 2320

Young driver here. It gets me to school and work every day. Not too many miles, but a daily driver nonetheless.

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Andrew

1989 Volvo 745- 202K

Mine is my daily driver. A car for me is 60% hobby and 40% transportation. I'm looking for a cheap winter car though, to keep it out of the salt.

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85 300D 75K Anthracite Grey 0-60 in 13 seconds **For Sale**
84 300D 333K Black (The Velveteen Rabbit) 0-60 in 14 seconds
00 Toyota Sienna 208K (Sold)
15 Subaru Outback 43K
11 Subaru Outback 67K
98 Ford Taurus 100K (Gertie - Was Grandma's - drove it to church and shopping - really) Daughter's car now.
30 Model A Ford 2 Door Sedan (Sold) 0-60 in . . . Never reached 60

You need to be 48 years of age to be an "old diesel daily driver".

So, we qualify.

175 miles everyday, A/C on and Hammer down !!!!! 85 300SD 170,000

10-35 miles per day. The 84 300D Turbo has been my daily driver since purchase about 3 weeks ago

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1984 300D Turbo 163k.

1975 240D 616 just started driving everyday, my 500 dollar Taxi cab + $$$$ repair
The Old Gal was worth it!!

W123 300D turbo - my commuter for the 3+ years I've owned it - ~50 miles round trip, 5 days a week.

I use mine every day normally. It's the primary kid hauler as well. Right now I have it pretty much apart in the rear for rust repair. Just a few more days and I'll have it back on the road and we can stop cramming everything into the TL.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

I put roughly 50 miles a day on the 240, with its 2nd time transplanted N/A 617. The car was free to me, came with the 617 even, cost me about $1k to get it right and running, including the $500 in back DMV penalties it had tagged on it...ouch....
But, its been running solidly for me about a year now as my commuter, and if it had tires on it I could trust on a long trip I'd feel confident about making a road trip in it. After the rust finally kills it the other 82 240 will replace it with the same engine (then in it's 3rd transplant car) and the manual trans conversion sitting next to it on the floor right now.

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Chris
64 190D R.I.P.
80 240D W/617 engine -for sale
82 240D -for sale