I just wanted to drop in and say hello and thanks to the forum. I've been lurking since this June when I picked up an '85 300TD. So far I have learned a lot about rust and water leaks, but most of that is under control and she's running great. For thanksgiving I put her to the test and we made it from Massachusetts to Maryland with no problems. I love this ride!! I'll have pics soon... I promise!

Louis

Hey, congrats on the new ride!

I've made that journey numerous times (Amherst to Gaithersburg, and back) in a 240D. Don't you just love I95

Pictures are great, everyone loves those

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1982 240D, sold 9/17/2008
1987 300D TurboW124.133 - 603.960, 722.317 - Smoke Silver Metallic / Medium Red (702/177), acquired 8/15/2009
262,715 and counting

Welcome to the wagon club! You'll find loads of great info to keep your MB running like a top and not cost you an arm and a leg. Watch out- MB diesels are addictive.

Welcome aboard.

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Brad
1981 300TD - daily driver
1963 Chevy II
2001 F-250 7.3 Power Stroke

Glad things went well, sounds like you're hooked!

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83 SD

84 CD

Thanks to all who replied. The wagon, hound dog and I made the rid home without a hiccup, aside from the dogs dislike of car rides in general. Nate, I’m in Belchertown so if you are ever back in the area drop me a line. I usually avoid the I95 route and cruse the 80's (91 to 84 to 81) down to my folks place in Bethesda. It’s a bit longer but no tolls and no big city obstacles. I have done the overnight shift down 95 a few times just to keep things interesting!
I've got to say that I'm hooked on my Benz for sure!!! The wagon just loved the long highway haul.

All the best,

Louis

This wagon is now mine.

Louis4052 never mentioned that this wagon is a pretty interesting metal fleck purplish burgundy color, sourced apparently from hyundai paint codes or some such. I've bought it as a surprise 30th birthday present for the fiance, so in the coming weeks will be playing with it replacing this and that.

Ill post some pics next week, but in an effort to combine some threads, given the mileage on this wagon now at 320+k, I hope to install a timing chain and oil pump chain, maybe do a Rollguy brand sanden upgrade if funds permit since the AC is out over the next year, and generally tinker with it to get it up to speed.

There are some rust issues, but nothing huge at the moment, and I think the most noticable issues I can quickly eliminate. Should be a fun project, Louis4052 has pretty much the same reaction to rust I have, so the car has some excellent patches on it, as well as some other rusty areas pending.

There are a few interior bits I will be needing to work on, but its a good solid car, but not a car that I or the fiance would feel uncomfortable driving all winter given the existing crispy bits, so I feel like this will be a good solid year round driver.

Im also a new wagon owner, so this should be fun. The only wagon I ever owned was a non running hulk, but I did really like it before I lost storage space for it.

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Nice! I've always wanted a wagon, but they never seem to want me... a sedan just feels so wasteful. Sounds like a good car! What color is the interior?

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Its a palamino interior with a pair of blue front seats.

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Ha! That's the opposite of how my 'SD was -- blue with tan fronts!

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I still owe this thread a pic! So here is one from a camping / rambling / rock and roll hall of fame visiting trip my wife and I did in this wagon back in 2010. Close to 1500 miles round trip and not a problem. We even left the wagon unlocked, by accident, outside the botanical gardens in Cleveland and nothing was taken!



I'm sure JB3 is going to enjoy this wagon, I kinda miss it already....

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-Louis
The Hills of Western Mass.
1985 300TD 327,777 sold to JB3
1985 300D 218,xxx
1987 190D 5 speed 338,xxx

Looks nice, strait and shiny. Also, it's not squatting and I don't see anything holding up the back hatch. Points!

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Codifex
1981 240D ChinaBlue (Got her running with a donor engine.)
1983 300DTurbo w/sunroof.
1984 300TD manual sunroof. (Electrical Gremlins)

ok, have the wagon back at my place! I now have vacuuming and cleaning to do before unveiling.

Birthday is next tuesday, so I have one week to beautify, clean, and get it rolling.

The unveiling plan is this-
She wanted some slippers for her B-day. I will be presenting her with some slippers wrapped, with an ignition key inside one of them.

The paint is generally good-



Im removing some of the stickers on the back to try my hand at buffing it-



with the help of daw_two, I have some palamino skins coming for these seats, hopefully I can get those recovered before unveiling, but if not, no big deal.



Mechanically the biggest thing I can see for right now is getting the brakes freed up and working properly. The wagon has been sitting for a bit and things kinda rusted up a little. When I test drove it, some pine needles caught fire that had gotten jammed in the brake area, so that was a little alarming.

The wagon has been sitting in a pine forest for a year, so pine needles are everywhere, under everything, big pine needle removal time.

Looking forward to this! hopefully she likes it.

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According to UPS, the big box should be there by End of Day Thursday.

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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

awesome! That just leaves me getting it done as the only problem.

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