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View Poll Results: Harder to Maintain Gas vs. Diesel | |||
Gasser | 35 | 94.59% | |
Diesel | 2 | 5.41% | |
Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll |
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Gasser VS Diesel: Maintenence Difficulty Level
I am becoming an obsessive enthusiast and really want to buy a 450SLC, but if i do i must give up the 300tdt wagon that i already own pictured below.
Which is harder, more technical, and expensive to maintain? 300tdt or a 450slc? Gasser or Diesel. I know that diesels will last longer, but the car i am looking at has 50k on it. parts seem to be comparable.
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1985 300TD Turbo Diesel Wagon 273,000 miles |
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Gasser's are money pitts.
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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran |
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well, you have spark plugs, spark plug wires, Distributer cap, and rotor button. all needing replacement between 30 and 100K depending on design.
coils, ignition controls, be it points, or induction pickup, crank trigger, computer contorller etc. then there's the fuel management. map sensor, maf sensor, oxygen sensor, injectors themselves, if any of these fail, tracking them down is a problem. the motors themselves are similar, and the longevity when maintained seem similar to other MB motors. but the maintenance is higher on a gasser. |
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lol, so this is just another one of my stupid questions that i already knew the answer to.
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1985 300TD Turbo Diesel Wagon 273,000 miles |
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You're asking this on a diesel subforum, what do you honestly think the answer will be?
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And I've worked on a few 450SLs (essentially the same as an SLC from the dash forward) and underhood space is very tight for routine maintenance. You didn't say what year SLC, but the early electromic FI system tends to be more trouble-prone than Mercedes mechanical diesel injection. And again, reports of V8 gas mileage in the low teens are typical. Personally, I'd look for one of the grey-market '80s 280SLs with the factory 5-speed. There's a few of them around. I wouldn't get an SLC unless I could hang on to the wagon, at least for awhile. Then decide which one to give up. Happy Motoring, Mark
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Personal perspective question. I grew up with diesels and understand them better.
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X2 on the gasser money pit, And you already are familuar with Diesels...
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hum..... 1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed |
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aw crikey, I clicked diesel by accident, my bad guys.
Gassers wear out faster and have more parts than diesels. Chassis should be similar, obviously. Gassers are for fun, diesels are for work.
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1983 240D 3.0T 4-speed manual, now sold 1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition |
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I would say the inline gasser engines are just as easy to keep going. The V6-V8s give more headaches.
Nothing is ever going to compare to the simplicity of a 616-617 though. If you're shopping for a V8 aim for the ones that have already had the heads gone through. Otherwise you'll be fine.
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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k 1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k 1980 240D Stick China 188k 2001 CLK55 AMG 101k 2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!! |
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It's not only the extra maintenance costs, but your 300TDT has LOTS more cargo space that the tiny 450... The first time you have to haul a desk, or a Christmas tree, or even a couple of buddies, you'll be moaning and sighing about your good old 300TDT.
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did my wife put you up to this post!!! damn you conscience!! The family minivan will take care of all that. My issue is carrying my surfboards Theres no way im putting a rack on one of these.
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1985 300TD Turbo Diesel Wagon 273,000 miles |
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1985 300TD Turbo Diesel Wagon 273,000 miles |
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I bought my 84 500 sec with 80K miles when it was 18 years old for $8,000. I owned it for at least four years and put 60K miles on it with nearly 40K of that in one year when I had a family member in the hospital in Indianapolis. In that time I would have to say it was cheaper to maintain or equal to a 616 617 diesel excpet for fuel which it use a lot of. 12 around town and 17 to 19 highway.
I sold it for 5K IIRC. That is some pretty cheap driving (except for the fuel). It was a pleasure to drive and look at though!
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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. |
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