Tell him to watch this fun and informational video....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFhaRefTRUM

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Did you just pass my 740 at 200 kmh in a 300SD?????

1978 300SD 'Phil' - 1,315,853 Miles And Counting - 1, 317,885 as of 12/27/2012 - 1,333,000 as of 05/10/2013, 1,337,850 as of July 15, 2013, 1,339,000 as of August 13, 2013



100,000 miles since June 2005 Overhaul - Sold January 25th, 2014 After 1,344,246 Miles & 20 Years of Ownership

My first car was a 1981 300D N/A. It was passed to me from my mother after her owning it for 22 years. She received an 06 CDi E320.

On the special occasion that I get to drive the CDI, I do something illegal everytime. I am not specifically trying to do something dumb, it just happens. That car is so much different than mine. Its 10x as fast, has 10x more bells and whistles, and I try to be much “cooler” when I drive it. I get distracted with the touch screen sometimes.

In my 300D, I can drive it as FAST AS I WANT and you know what, i’ve already reached my destination before I hit 70 mph. The radio is a single DIN, I can change the song w/o looking. I can see soooo much better when looking over my shoulder in the W123 as opposed to the W211. I believe that the W123 is the smartest decision for a new driver.

Just for reference, three sets of my friend’s parents bought 5 W123’s total for their kids based on the experiences that we have had in our family. None of those kids have speeding tickets, including myself after 5 years of driving.

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1982 300TDT
1991 190D
2022 Metris

1970 Datsun 510 wagon. Rusted out front quarter panels replaced but never painted. When it was on it's last leg, I called a junk yard and they said $50. When I limped in and started taking off the plates, the manager ran out and said "No, No. I can't give you $50 for that!" He did take $25...

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Mine: 1987 MB 420 SEL - 62K (Dec 2019)
Mine:1991 MB 350SDL - 244K (Aug 2011)- Totalled 9/14/2016
Mine:1981 MB 300SD - 326K mi (July 1997)-sold
Wife's: 2008 MB C300 Sport - 92K mi (April 2009)

Sad story, always wanted a 510 wagon

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It was actually a fun car to drive. But I lived up north, and it was only $600 and something when I bought it. Body in rough shape to begin with.

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Mine: 1987 MB 420 SEL - 62K (Dec 2019)
Mine:1991 MB 350SDL - 244K (Aug 2011)- Totalled 9/14/2016
Mine:1981 MB 300SD - 326K mi (July 1997)-sold
Wife's: 2008 MB C300 Sport - 92K mi (April 2009)

Bodhi is my first car, although technically my Jeep was the first car titled to me (the 300D stayed titled to my dad for a while after he gave it to me in 2003, before we got around to switching it over). Either way you count it, my first car was a diesel. I've never owned a gas car, but driven family ones on and off. I learned to drive on the 300D and the family's '93 Dodge Grand Caravan, and a little bit on the '87 GMC Suburban diesel.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Thank you! I'm trying to get my hands on a 4-speed setup for the OM617, and I'm debating whether I should put it into my 300D or sell the 300D and buy a 300SD to put it in...

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

That is what an old suppler/friend who raced NASCAR in the late 50's/early 60's described as one of the choice combo's, sometimes using Buick drums /spindles on the front because they were finned. And various tricks to various parts.

My first car was a '64 VW, total junker, $50. Drove it for a couple of years, replaced it with a $300 '70, killed with teenage attention. Then a $400 '64 one ton Chebby panel van.

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1985 300D-189k The 'UD', Ivory and Pinkamino
1979 300D-211k Dark Gray, Parchment
A 1980 Harley-~166k and
A 1994 Ford diesel pickup-349k and
A 1990 gasser Volvo wagon-145k

Found a picture of my first car... it was a 1986 Ford Bronco II. I bought it because my Grandfather had one and I couldn't afford a Benz like my Grandmother had.

My first car was a Subaru Justy with a 1-liter 3-cylinder carburetor engine, and the worst manual transmission known to man. Finding each gear with the lever was a bout of exploration and stirring the pudding every time. The car had something like 47 hp, when it was new.

To put it this way, my current 95 hp naturally aspirated diesel is zippier.

If it wasn't such an unsafe tin can, I'd recommend getting him a Justy to knock him down a notch.

My first was a Model "A" ford coupe,i paid $15.oo for and drove it home after a push start as the battery was NG and i was afraid to try cranking it at the time although i cranked it many times once i got the hang of it.Back then even big trucks were not diesel. My first diesel was a 98 jetta about 7 or eight years ago,then the 91 300d and next the 87 TD. Don

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Red Green "This is only temporary,Unless it works!"

97 E300D 157000 miles
87 300TD ?141k? miles