Wouldn't be a bad idea to take along some biocide in case there is bacteria in the tank.

Tom

Far too risky. Give me the address and I'll take care of it for you :D.

No, really, if you're going to wing it driving back a just-bought car like that, I'm not sure if it makes much difference if it's 2 hours or 18 hours. If something's going to pop from lack of use, I would suspect it will do so fairly quickly.

Best of luck and bring lots of health food for the road trip....

Red bull and beef jerky :)

I got a friend to come with so it won't be too bad of a drive.

i'll bring some filters (primary and spin on) and will stop to get some fluids on the way. I don't think i can get biocide on the plane!

the bad part is after i drive it back it will sit for 6 month. I am in the process of moving back to KC from TN and so i cant juggle 3 cars in the move.

I'll be sure to do all the precautions before i park it!

I put 21 hours on my W116 recently in a non-stop trip from palm Springs to San Antonio. Most of that was 80-85mph cranking out 3400-3600rpm and still getting 25-26 mpg.

Just before that trip, my wife drove it from Apple Valley to Phoenix to pick up her cousin and came back the same day...Robert

Update. Here now and the car is a silver 1984 300d with a navy interior. And get this 60k miles! Pictures to follow. About tp start the journey.

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Incredible....take good care of it!

When you park it in storage, it's probably a good idea to unhook the accelerator linkage/GP relay/battery as an anti-theft.

so... you can text us an update, but you cannot take the extra few seconds to have the phone include a picture? :P
60K... wow. NICE!
still. it'll be worth it to take it to ANY garage, and put it on the lift and inspect the flex discs and the axle boots.
SERIOUSLY!

Nice! Have a safe trip.

I'd be high as a kite to get that car even if I had to pay for it!;)

Sounds like a real peach!

Have a safe trip!

Update from a pit stop. Per vstech's recommendation i check the flex disc and axle boots before setting off. Flex disc looks brand new but the axle boots look a bit beat up. Some cracking but none that are gpomg through and leaking yet. I checked it before i left and than about an hour into the trip and they seem to be holding up. But definitely something on the to do list and i will keep an we on it on this trip. Trans shift a bit hard and the door locks don't work. I am guessing vacuum leak?

Going to snap a picture here in a second

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There is also a bunch of documents about a "European delivery program" does anyone know what this is?

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Those rear axle boots will crack and keep on holding oil for maybe up to a decade?;)

Inner boot came apart on my subaru. Tried to replace w/ split boot rather than replace / reboot the axle. Split boot never held, so I packed it w/ grease and crossed my fingers. Scrapped the car over a year later, no complaint from the joint. I wouldn't sweat it.

European delivery program is where the owner flies to Germany, get's a tour of the factory and is given their car right there and then in Stuttgart. They then take a driving tour of the country generally thru one of several pre-selected routes - alps, black forest etc... before the car is put on board a ship for transport stateside. Where they then pick it up again at a pre-arranged location with all US paperwork and legality taken care of. A 77 300D I was looking at recently had a european delivery program badge on the grille. Yours should have one to I'd imagine.

Rich peoples way of buying a car but then new Mercedes Benz owners were always rich people.

- Peter.