Watts,

Let me know if your Wife is ever behind me driving, I'd gladly move out of her way!

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1982 300SD

She doesn't tailgate but if she wants to pass another car, she does NOT hesitate in doing it.

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1987 300D (230,000 mi on a #14 head-watching the temp gauge and keeping the ghost in the machine)
Raleigh NC - Home of deep fried sushi!

The DW likes hers because I work on it. Like someone else also said, it looks nice, it's paid for, and it's easy on fuel. What she doesn't like is the fear of it not starting on very cold days. (She'll get it just to where it's about to start, and let off the accelerator or the key, then not be able to get it to start all day long.) I like it because it was only a thousand bucks, and it's the most well engineered car I've ever had. I just wish the radio worked!

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"Knowing is not enough, we must apply.
Willing is not enough, we must do." Goethe

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1951 Chevy 3100

2003 Indian Chief Roadmaster

1983 GMC 1 ton Dually

1982 Chevy 1 ton Dually, service body (sold)

'90 GMC Suburban 6.2 "SS Veg-Burban"
(single tank WVO\diesel conversion) SOLD

'81 300D ~ Mama's car...my job (now my car)(but still my job) SOLD

'83 300sd ~ rescue car SOLD

2005 Ford Taurus (Mama's new car)(NOT my job!)

The wife says it's too low and slow. Tried talking her into letting my get another so she could get rid of the Exterra--not a chance.

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1990 300D 2.5
1991 F350 7.3 Dually IDI

1997 F350 gasser dump
1980 H-D 93 inch Shovel
2000 SE Roadglide

SWMBO pretty much hates all the diesels. She won't really ride in the W123's without complaining. [Of course she does very little of anything without complaining] The E300 didn't illicit any complaints the other night when we used it instead of her FX. It was worth buying just so I can drive my own car when we go places as a family unit.
Her main objection is having multiple cars parked out front. Eh, if it wasn't that it'd be something else..........

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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

I just died a little inside.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

My girlfriend has a 1983 300CD, she likes them a lot. She drives it around smoke pouring out the tailpipe. She Drove it all through high school with no heat. Choose it over the Toyota her sister drives.

She has picked out a name for it, and gets upset when i tell her its rust is Herpes from her days in mass. She was raised driving SDLs and CDs.

... Her little sister hates them though, refuses to drive them, she drives a Corolla, (great taste)

You have to wait for the goofy curley cue light to go out
they don't heat up fast
they sound funny
you have to fill them at the other pump
they're loud

-J

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

As SWMBO is who got me into Mercedes Diesels in the first place ~ she came to me and asked me to find one for her....

We still have it , the cherry 1982 240D in white , our touring car .

I vastly prefer my 1980 300CD as I like Coupes better but the 240D does Yeoman Duty all day/night without complaint and always gets better fuel economy , 30 MPG's or better most of the time .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I gave a lift for a friend of my (female of course). She told me she likes the looks of the car, but hates the engine. Funny thing she thought I had vibrating massaging chair

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Current Garage
2008 Mercedes GL320 CDI 188k mi Repair/Work in progress
1994 S350 160k mi Garage Queen & prepping for repairs
2005 E320 CDI 203k mi Healthy & Daily Driver
1994 S350 357k mi Retried as parts car
1984 300TD 214k mi Blown OM617 Poss OM603 Swap??

Sold
1987 300SDL 200K+
1994 S320 181K mi
2008 E320 Bluetec 127k mi
1999 S420 130K mi
1980 240D 360k mi
15+ Others that has come, stay and gone

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
1995 E320 SE 220k mi
1984 300SD 350k mi

the reason us guys love these aged diesels is the fact that we are guys.

most women don't understand the exquisite engineering behind a turbo straight six diesel with over 500k on the odo.

but i guarentee you, you put a 300E and a 300D right next to each other, most women would go for the E.

its just a fact, diesel is an ugly word

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Current
2006 E320 CDI, 57K bought at 67K "Liesl"
1986 190E 2.3-16, 198K bought at 56K "Brigitta"
1987 300TD (Chuggin Along), 292K "Friedrich"
1995 E320 Wagon, 200K "Louisa"

Past
1987 300SDL, (sold) 125K, bought for 1$ "Kurt"

Diesel fuel contains synthetic female pheromones. Men are thus attracted to diesel cars, and women know instinctively that the car is competition for the attention of their man.

Ken300D

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1982 300D at 351K miles
1984 300SD at 217K miles
1987 300D at 370K miles

Time to head down to the dealership and trade that dilapidated Wife in for a newer model.

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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
OBK #42

There are a few ladies on this site who are very much into their Diesels and genuinely care for them properly and seek to learn more about them.

LNGfish, you need a w210... Virtually indistinguishable from a gas car. Except when the fuel mileage figures come in...

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

That cant be true! If that were really the case then why would they be attracted to US?