Frankly there's not much reason to drive a diesel unless you're cheap. They're slower, smellier, and noisier than the gasoline versions of the same models. The real "enthusiasts" in the spare-no-expense-restoration sense are out there buying R107s, not W123 diesels.

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Huh? You just cited two of the reasons why diesels are better.

And they aren't always slow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV0XJePUitI&feature=related

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

It sounds to me like PanZZer is butting heads with a Mercedes owner on some used parts and I take it he, (PanZZer) is selling. Well, set your price and be nice but firm. If you are out of line, he might get it elsewhere. But chances are that customer is NOT the last one you will see. It also is known that price busting buzzards are always in the air, and they don't consider it a good day until they bust your price. Be tough! You have got to check around though. I do buy quite a little of the run of the mill stuff at Auto Zone. Now I have the 2003 Jaguar that I bought from my youngest daughter and I think it needs front and rear shocks. Fast lane did not have a price, I could get a deal on Monroes from NAPA for 85.00 but who want Monroe shocks. So I called Auto Zone. There they quoted me $343.60 each. I did argue with them that they were wrong, way wrong, but nothing changed. So I got Bilstein front and rear for $104.00 Front and $93.00 rear each from Ariz ********. They at The Zone insisted I didn't know hat I was talking about, they even got hot about it!

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Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis



1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!