The Corsa is a great car, one I wish I would have had, but never went down that road.

I would probably look at the 850 first, have heard a lot of complaints about that model, knew a friend who was stranded by one several times. It was a great looking car but a lot of electrical gremlins. I always swore it was possessed.

Second I would look at the other Volvo unless you get a lot of push back from the driver...but these are the two in your fleet that I would look at first.

Next would be the 300D or the Corvair

As for the prior comments on the VW, if it's an ALH powered TDI, and I would generally think that it is, I would not get rid of it. It is the highest mpg car in your fleet and if/when fuel prices begin to really climb you may rely on this more in the future. If it's not getting high 40's mpg there's a problem that needs to be resolved. In the end it's your lowest cost per mile vehicle. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that VW engine.

my .02

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92 W140 OM603
97 VW Jetta TDI
90 Passat variant TDI 6 speed MT
94 Chevy K1500 6.5TD
05 E320 CDI
+ others

HSV are unreliable junk for boy racers. The kids over here get them & think they are just the best. They soon fall to pieces.

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I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Two of them could be registerd and insured as classics (investments). Would that cost savings get the wife to change her mind?

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1983 300D, bought new, 215k+ miles, donated to Purple Hearts veterans charity but I have parts for sale: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-benz-cars-sale/296386-fs-1-owner-83-mb-300d-turbo-rebuild-parts.html

Get the wife a second job.


Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

Keep your wife away from my wife! I'm close to having her convinced that it's normal for a man to have two cars.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 142k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Just two? Surely you jest!

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Steve A
92 W140 OM603
97 VW Jetta TDI
90 Passat variant TDI 6 speed MT
94 Chevy K1500 6.5TD
05 E320 CDI
+ others

For a brief period, I owned three MB's....but I got the 91 on condition that I would sell one of the others.

Yeah, yeah, I know...she's got me on a really short leash!

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 142k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Lets see, I have...

3 trucks (1 is a "project")
2 cars (1 is "sold" if I ever get paid for it)
1 Motorcycle
1 ATV
0 Wife

and I can still only drive one at a time.

I'd have trouble thinning your list myself, but I'd lean towards one of the Volvo's if I had to.

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'82 300SD - Somewhere over 220k - Becoming reliable...

two?...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

You're not the only one - with one...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

I wonder if all his cars are really all that much insurance wise? He has nothing newer than 02, and probably most of them can be liability only. I once had 5 cars registered and insured for less than my one friend was paying for his single brand new car.
If I remember, his insurance actually exceeded mine for all 5 by a few hundred dollars, and I think the average property tax charge for them was 9 dollars a car. Re-registration was the only higher charge, but it still wasn't all that bad.

The questions is, whats Psaboic's wife's real beef? Is it just that they are annoying to her, or do they distract him from paying attention to her or the family? The cost can't be that bad, unless of course he is restoring all six of his cars at the same time!

Plus he has kids, he has six cars, one is for work on his property, one for his wife, one for his kids, leaving him three personally, a daily driver, a classic, and an old diesel. I see no problems with this arrangement, cars are cheap and plentiful here, why not have a selection?

I also have 3 cars just like that, a daily driver/work van, a 300D sedan whenever im not working, and a 74 as my classic. 3 is a perfect arrangment

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