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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

5970 were made in 78.
I just bought a 80 300 SD for $300 and a 6.9 for $600.
Got the SD running in a day or so. I can only drive it around the house, but it still feels solid after 275000 miles and 10 years of sitting outside.

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76 240 D. Bought in 1998 for $25.
85 300D. Got it for free with a bad engine. ( Sold )
60 Unimog 404. What was left of it, was given to me. Now powerd by 617A.
88 560 SEL. Bought without engine and trans. Now powerd by 617A.
67 250 SE. Cuope. For resto or sale.
64 220SE. For resto.

Mercedes-Benz Fascination W116 S-Class Sedan Documentary (English) - YouTube

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I let my 79 300SD go and wish I had it back. Small pic still in my signature.
I had a gem. 9 of 10 exterior & 9.5 of 10 inside.

Problems I had were a small leak in the A pillar on highway speeds in Florida monsoon rains. AC eventually gave me problems which I have no patience for, and yes I was spoiled by my '83 which had the 6 way power driver's seat.

Still wish I kept it. Someone here told me when I got mine that driving a 79 SD on the highway was like "dancin' with a fat lady". If you own one you know how true that is.


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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

yup! i had a leak in the A pillar too, turned out the drain tube from the sunroof had come off causing the leak

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1983 300SD (daily driver)
1991 420SEL (work in progress)
1979 300SD (future replacement for 83 SD)

RIP:
1983 300SD (totalled)
1986 420SEL

Don't ever ever test drive a w116 300sd. Test drove one 10 years ago and have not been able to get rid of it. Best car ever

Mine has been a very reliable car....

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

You haven't driven where I drive!!!!!

Yes, I know the Italians are classic cases, but there are U.S. drivers that defy logic and reason!

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

California? I agree there are bad drivers everywhere, but in the US, we can at least assume that the majority of the drivers pay some attention to traffic laws. Here the guy roaring down the center median at twice the limit blowing their horn and screaming obscenities is the exception, not the rule.

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I haz driven in

Mumbai, India
Karachi, Pakistan (in fact a lot of Pakistan)
Bangkok, Thailand
London, UK
Nice - etc etc. France - went through it to drive to Italy - hate french parking assist system, your car is their tool for parking. bump, dent, scratch etc.
Houston, USA - boring, maniac trucks everywhere and people assuming that their little cubes of privacy would repel laws of physics, recently I saw a suburban cut me off on the highway, slide out of control, hit the HOV divider and topple sideways - YUP, youse donts treats a truck like a Lotus Elise.
Chicago, USA (you boys better explain the ban on U turns there)

US traffic is a breath of fresh air compared to India and Pakistan. - traffic there is umm lets say - INCREDIBLy insane.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

Uhhhh, Ok....

You haven't lived in Miami Beach, have you?

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

driven there plenty of times, though more the FT Lauderdale area. same as CA where I have relatives. Traffic and idiot drivers are in both areas, sure. However, we will have to agree to disagree, I will maintain that US drivers are more law abiding than most of the world.

Does that mean there aren't idiots? no.

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STILL #1

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My occupational hazard bein'
my occupation's just not around...
1980 300SD
1980 300SD