All of my vehicle where dead this morning at the same time.
I need a life.

INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU
"Weel monsieur, your automobile is sick, no?"

PETER LORRE (with a hunchback)
"Ahhha,Ahhhha,De car is possessed, it is ahhhha, ahhha my friend."

INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU
"So you admit to having relations with the the suspect in question, oui?"

"Oh yes; si, Senor Inspector Clouseau, I have intimate knowledge of all de delicious nooks and crannies within the fiber of her being." Ahhha,Ahhhha."
"She makes makes me laugh,cry, sing like a songbird;......she makes me crazy." "Hau,...hau,hau."

INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU
"Oui, you are vexed by the cooing heartthrob of her touch. With my brilliant deductive gendarme training complimented by my superlative sharp, razoooor like intellect,... I suspect and know, that you know, that I know, that you know much more, than you are telling me moname." My little peep squeeka you".

PETER LORRE (with a hunchback and a John Wayne drawl.)
"Well pilgrim you got my liver, but I reckon it ain't over yet. I won't be tongue tied forever."

INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU
"Cato, keell hem."

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Cliff D.
Central Illinois
1987 300SDL 200K
1984 300D Turbo 245K

..."zen your minkey ez breaking ze lew!"

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Lol I agree you are mad

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1981 -300D w123 - Daily driver


"Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day"Polish proverb.

We moved from the Rio Grande Valley to St Louis for about six months last year (over the winter) and both diesels lost their battteries, I replaced glow plugs, one of the windows stopped going up and down, the sun roof and the cruise control quit working, the cars were hard to start and on and on and on.
We moved back to a decent climet (Texas) and all of it started working again.

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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

Add a Honda or Toyota to your stable, that way you will always have a car that can get you to work.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I've been driving my SD for 4.5 years and 60,000 miles and it has never let me down, ever....I do lots of maintenance though...

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Why do you think I've got three of them?

If all three are actually running at the same time, it's a GD miracle.

77 needs fuel lines at the tank.
79 needs an alternator
85 starter sometimes fails to engage with the key

Entropy always wins.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

All three of ours are on the road at least 97% of the time overall......mine is on the road about 99% of the time. My dad's SD....about 94% (he does restoration work on it that takes a long time) And the 300D holds an excellent track record of around 99.5%, its only major repair was replacing the starter, all other things have only taken 1-3 hours.....and didn't prevent it from being on the road as the work was performed when the car wasn't needed.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

So true!

I have to say knock on wood my SDL ran like a top this season, never really needed much. I think I just messed with the serp belt a little.

Of course the front end is clunky like crazy, and I am nursing the ignition tumbler, I have been ignoring a bit. I'll play catch up when it goes in for "overhual".

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Only two now, both running, the SD is not in as good of shape.

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83 SD

84 CD

Isn't if funny how accurate the above is......

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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

ROFLMAO!!! Good one, Brian. My new daily driver is my 300D. Why? Because my 300SDL has fuel leaking from the front --- primary fuel pump, I think --- AND the #6 injector appears to have a fuel leak/not popping correctly issue.

I told my wife this week ...knowing my luck, the 300D is going to sale and then I'll be driving the 1995 Dodge Dakota, 5 speed, to work. Ugh!!!

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

That's the way it will always be..........the W-123 (or early W-126 in my case) is the daily driver and the later W-126 is the prima donna...........just like a high maintenance woman............you never know what it's going to need.........or when it's going to provide service..............

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!