Ok, it's about to be official - I bought my little 240D last year, and I have that MBhunger!

Actually, my wife has it. Her Jeep is in the shop (again) and she is ready to unlo..I mean sell it to some lucky buyer

Anyway, she is now convinced that MB is the way to go. She loves the 240D and loves that it is easy (for me) to work on, and is reliable.

Sooooo, I am looking at the car in the title.

the problem is "I should tell you that it climbs hills like a slug. It smokes and it uses a quart of oil every 200-300 miles. But it always starts, even on cold days. I have driven it like this for nearly three years."

I don't think this is the rodbender 6cyl. is it?

He is asking $6k

how about it?

***edit***

ok after a bit more searching I see that this IS a rodbender and that is a symptom of the same...

right?

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Current Mercedes
1979 maple yellow 240D 4-speed

Gone and fondly remembered:
1980 orient red 240D 4-speed

Gone and NOT fondly remembered:
1982 Chna Blue 300TD

Other car in the stable:
2013 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI / 6-speed MT

Needs an engine. Run away.

Well now this might be a good one to buy, chances are its either a blown turbo or a bent rod. Offer him $5k, a long block is $8k, so $13k for a 300SD with a rebuilt motor, not so bad. Thats provided you can do the work yourself, if not budget $10k for the job.

I'm leaning towards a bent rod, NFW would a dieing turbo last 3 years without blowing the seals totaly out.

Or you can just buy my friends 5 year newer 85k mile S320 for $11,500k and get two sets of wheels with good tires, similer fuel mileage and 50 more hp.

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1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Yeppers. You can't beat the M104 with 230 hp (It has 10 - 12 more hp than the E320). So, there is actually an 80 hp difference.

And the fuel economy is not all that different when on the highway.

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1987 300SDL (324000)

1986 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) (166000)

1978 Porsche 924 (99000)

1996 Nissan Pathfinder R50 (201000)

He ran down to FL last winter going between 80-105, averaged 24mpg. Interestingly my uncles 2007 E350 4matic, just did the same trip and according to the computer got 24.3mpg. I would have thought that it would have done better, but it didn't. Maybe it hasn't losend up yet, only had 2k miles on it when he left.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

That sounds about right at that speed with the 4matic. I bet all the 4matic gearing takes away a couple miles per gallon. The 2008 E350 highway estimate is 24 (2WD model) so I'd say with the 4matic you're doing all right.

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1990 300D 2.5 Turbo -155k
2000 E430 - 103k
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ecodiesel 4x4 - 11k
2014 VW Passat TDI SE - 7k Bro's Diesel
2006 E320 CDI - 128k Pop's Benz

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If so that sucks, the old E320 would do damn near 30. Its probably because the new V6 puts out almost 300hp.

The S320 was matching it and that car is a barn door compared to the slick W211.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Anything newer will not be easy to work on nor as reliable.

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