Just got an 06 E320 CDI

[piman99xj]

I've mostly been a lurker for the last couple of years, and with the great wisdom on this forum I transformed a good 87 SDL into a great one. Thank you to all for all of your contributions. Especially those with pictures!

I sold the magnificent longbody W126 to a dear friend of mine who had his eyes on it from day 1. Hopefully he will join us here, soon. For those of you who are curious, I kept every receipt and recorded everything I ever did, every drop of fuel, etc... I averaged 28.49 mpg over 49,000 miles of driving. My worst tank was 26.1 mpg and my best just under 32 mpg. When I sold it, the car was current on everything. 30 mpg is very doable, but you have to stay on top of things.

Now, on to the great unknown. After many months of looking, I purchased a Platinum Blue Metallic/Ash Gray 2006 E320 CDI. It was a 1-owner, dealer serviced 37,000 mile creampuff, with records. I found it on craigslist in the greater Seattle area, and had it trucked out to Colorado. As a pretty devoted DIY'er, I mostly just searched and stood on the shoulders of you guys on my SDL. Keeping up the CDI will be a lot of new ground. I pledge to return the favor on this car; when I do maintenance and repairs, I will try and document everything for my family here! I'll try and post some pics later this week.