Great looking car. Thanks for sharing the story and the picture...love an older Mercedes. There really is something romantic about them.

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'95 E300D 313k miles
http://www.ourfullhouse.com

My coupe has the same gold color. Also it has the maroon red interior. It's kind of like a 1970's McDonalds, I have no idea why it was special ordered in those colors. Not the most flattering color combo, but my car does get compliments and offers to buy. An old couple said I was very classy to own this car.

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1980 240d
1999 SL500

i get that alot, especially in wilkesbarre! where in pa do you live?

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95 E320 24k
07 E550 4matic 20k Soon to go
1977 240d 481k
2013 SL 600


Non MBs

02 Ford F250 Lariat 4 Quad Cab 7.3 Diesel 95k
01 Chevy Suburban 249K LT 5.3 V8
88 Saab SPG Convertible 32k
06 Lincoln Mark LT 59k
62 VW Bug
52 Bentley Mark IV
53 GMC half Ton Pickup
08 VW Beetle convertible 2k
07 bmw x5 4.8i 17k
03 bmw x5 4.4i 40k
08 Range Rover S 9K

The first year I owned mine, I got comments like that once in a while. Lately though, I have to work even to say it about my own car... the paint is really starting to suffer (the roof has these chalky white spots about four inches in diameter starting to show up where the sun beats on it) and it's got a dent in the rear quarter panel that I haven't had repaired yet... it's a small dent, but the problems all add up and it just doesn't look that great anymore. Well, that, and the fact that the front seats are about ready to fall out of it in pieces.

It still keeps going down the road though :-/

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

I live in Plymouth, right near Wilkes-Barre.

I get that once in a while. I had one guy follow be back to my office to ask if it was for sale

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Despite the crappy paint on my '81 300D, I still hear comments like that from time to time. Makes me happy to know that some people still have good taste.

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Darren Asuncion
'81 300D Silver Blue metallic
'04 MINI Cooper S, Indi Blue w/ White roof
'94 Jeep Cherokee Sport, Flame Red
'95 Land Rover Discovery, Corallin Red

Generally speaking when you get a $500 TD in perfect condition a post like this makes you look like a complete a$$hat.

Nice car a$$hat

I had gotten complements with the old TD before which was in pretty good shape. The new one has mismatched fenders, nobody compliments the way it looks. One friend borrowed it to move some chairs and did say he was very surprised at how much power it had.

At work I have valet parking but I park it my self. Once I had this hot model practically fall out of her jeep to catch me at the elevator to tell me she liked my car alot. I mean *smoking* hot. The only good thing anyone has said about my car that wasn't specific to the way it handled or the power.

I hope getting a new paint job will change that some.


The only car that has ever gotten me laid was an air cooled vw bug and more than once! I think girls just liked the idea of watching 6'2" of my try to get it on in tha back seat of a bug

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
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