You're kidding, right? They are harder to find and cost more also. You simply don't have the same level of availability.
If you have had good luck, then that is good for you.

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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

Looks really nice on the outside. Shiny paint shows off well and I like the color. Spend some time on the seats with a small brush and a spray cleaner that will get the soil into solution and it'll be killer.

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Terry Allison
N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama

09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)

Agreed, few if any body parts interchange aft of the A pillar. Seats unique, too. Extra vac line for front seat backs. Mechanical, and dash similar tho.

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83 SD

84 CD

Your CD is is absolutly beautiful, my favorite color. where did you steal it?
The sedans are for you family guys, the CD`s are for us old farts.

Back in 85 or 86 we drove an 82 from a used MB lot. black on black. they only wanted $22,000 for it then. figured I would wait until it got down to my price range. now they cost that much on E-Bay.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

I could cry seeing yours. I lost one 2 months ago to a head on when someone crossed the line into my lane. I wish I'd taken pics. It was PERFECT. had a dime thin 1/4 inch scratch by the drivers door. Interior look like it had never been in. They handle great and my 84 123 was fast. Oh it's crying time again my baby left me. I can't find another. Ray

What a sweet ride...

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

My CD looks just like that............if you're about 60 feet away and squint real hard. Kind of like when they use the "soft-focus" lens to shoot a Katie Couric interview.

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'81 300CD - 180K, cannot be killed by any conventional means
'99 Ford Escort - good MPG

Thanks for the comments. I will get more pics up this weekend when I have the mid day sun to work with.

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81 Mercedes 300SD 289k.......SOLD
82 Mercedes 300CD 252k......slow ride

82 mercedes 300 SD...mi Unknown
83 Mercedes 300D ????ksniff..gone too
84 Mercedes 300D 148k........SOLD
85 Mercedes 300TD 386k and holding some one elses project

Great car. Great color. If your car is simply your own personal transportation (no family to truck around), then the coupe is fantastic.

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1982 300CD Petrol/Black Leather

Am I kidding? I guess you missed the part that I've been driving those two 300CD's for 28 years, mostly working on them myself and I have not had a problem getting parts. Parts are not hard to find, you have to know where to go to get them. Getting what I need for the CD is like getting parts for my TR6 - people say,gee it must be hard to get parts for a car that old - I can get everything in the world for the TR6, frame, fenders, body tub, dash pad or wood, anything and everything new or used.
Further, what makes you think the parts cost more - having maintained my prior MB's (220D, 240D, 300D, 300SD), I have simply not found that to be the case.
If someone has a longer history of driving and fixing their own CD, sound off.
On the other hand, if you want to know what really is expensive to maintain - it's my wife's Land Rover.

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Houston, Texas
1984 300CD 235K miles, Elvira, one owner
1987 300TD 180K miles
1974 TR6 78K miles Sarah Jane, one owner
OBK #27