240Delighted

[Toxophilite]

Prior to owning a 240D (auto) all I read about them was how painfully slow they were etc etc.
Now I own one (1981) with 268,00 miles! on it.(that's a lot of miles)
I wonder if it's all hooey
Mine seems to have no problem with hills, it accelerates just fine and does well on the freeway. True I won't win any races...but I'm not into road racing

Has anybody else noticed this?
I've owned a 300D and a 300TD turbo, It's true the turbo has a good deal more omph. But I haven't noticed the 240D lacking in power at all..and I live in a hilly area , some of them very steep and long. It seems to eat them up

Also I've always wondered why 240Ds seem to look smaller even though I know they're the same size as the 300Ds