Documents, photos and walk through type write ups will not go unthanked here. I've been saving my pennies for a 'cream puff' of a CDI and when I find it I'll come here first to offer my '87 up for sale. She's aging, and shows it but there are still many miles to go.

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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!

Congrats on the '06. I have a platinum blue '05. Love that color.

Fuel filter is definitely not as friendly to DIY as the older models, but so far I've had no problem doing all my work myself, including pads and rotors on the SBC brake system.

I got my "cream puff" with 130k on the odo, and it now has 158k not quite a year later.

Gobs of hp, but still got the itch for more, so I chipped it. 34mpg on creative fuel.

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Mark in MA
05 MB E320CDI 402k Granite Grey Metallic
05 MB E320CDI 267k Black
05 MB E320CDI 232k White
05 MB E320CDI 209k Tectite Grey
99 Dodge 2500 Cummins 5sp 148k
62 Jeep CJ-6 120k

Congrats.Its nice to own a newer Benz,but don't be a snob,wave to other owners.There are so many MB drivers with the straight ahead stare.

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran, deutschland deutschland uber alles uber alles in der welt

Around here you would wear out your arm waving at every newer benz, when I'm out I see so many black W211s that look just like my wife's car that I have to check the license plate to see if it's hers. A couple of weeks ago my wife and daughter lost hers in a parking lot; hers was the third one they checked.

wow.Tennessee they are rare,even the old ones.No body waves except me.

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran, deutschland deutschland uber alles uber alles in der welt

The old ones are pretty rare here, I know most of the local old ones by sight. The new ones are a dime-a dozen; there must be about 50 W210/211/212s in my neighborhood and a ridiculous number of MLs (the current mini-van of choice).

What kind of crative fuel do you use?

Homemade BD.

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Mark in MA
05 MB E320CDI 402k Granite Grey Metallic
05 MB E320CDI 267k Black
05 MB E320CDI 232k White
05 MB E320CDI 209k Tectite Grey
99 Dodge 2500 Cummins 5sp 148k
62 Jeep CJ-6 120k