Well, got myself a job over a local plant. When I say local I mean it's a solid hour+ drive at 70 for me each way. Been driving the 85 Euro TD and racking up the miles. HAve to say, best w123 I've owned. Still feels a little under powered when slow, like I need to adjust the alda, but at 70+ it just sings. Been getting around 25mpg, which is low compared to the 82 TD I just sold. My shift leader happens to be a member here and is restoring a 300SD (in green hornet) fashion. So we have plenty to chat about at work.

But, after all the how to fix this and how to repair that posts, I thought it would be nice to make a post on actually driving the crap out of one of these cars and just enjoying it.

Cool! What is "green hornet style?"

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I did the same with my 300D once upon a time. It was great minus the worn tires

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$60 OM617 Blank Exhaust Flanges
$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

Lowering it, flat black, red strip wheels, moons etc... He's doing an airbag setup (for lowering not bouncing) Should be really nice when done. There was a picture of a similar setup here a while back that he's using as inspiration. I'll have him post here and share.

He just ordered all the front sub parts last night, and removed the front springs for cutting a couple days ago.

The amount and type of driving you are doing is better for the Engine then City Driving.

Some people get several years of driving like that with no issues and others don't.

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84 300D, 82 Volvo 244Gl Diesel

I can tell the difference. The engine has become so smooth, even just sitting and idling. It's almost like I have done a diesel purge to the car. I'm still going to open it up tomorrow and do a Valve adjustment, do the standard chain checks etc, just so I know it's done.

Cool story, i drive my 1985 300D about 25K a year and absolutely love it. Only issue i had was when the starter motor refused to crank the motor one morning.

Before the 85 used my 76 300D as a daily driver, i think i averaged 20K a year on that car, it too drove great.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

Congrats on the new gig. What are you doing?

You probably know this, but I add about a 1/4 quart of cheap ATF to each tank and notice a slight power improvement. I added a whole quart once and there was a noticeable improvement in power. Going 90 mph in my 81 300d was not such a chore for the car.
If you want better MPG try overinflating your tires a bit, but I don't recommend driving it that way in wet weather or snow.

Got myself back into IT at Volkswagen. Great job, Lots of walking required. It's really interesting watching all the cars being built. I really want a new TDI Passat now, 45+ mpg...

5 years later... still daily drive this car. only thing I HAD to replace so far was a starter and the rear axels. (could have suffered with everything else I replaced... lol... still love driving it,

Good for you!

Congratulations!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Wow. I changed jobs about a year ago. Now my commute is two miles in (the short way) and three miles home (long way). I usually take the car since I lose more time donning gear than I save by riding the bike.

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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 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

It is awesome that you updated your thread after 5 years. I think long distances are when these cars are at their happiest. The Euro wagons look amazing in my opinion, and I can't believe they butchered the bumpers and headlights on the American models. I would love to see a picture of yours.