I am that old gray haired geezer....and married her in '79. Somehow she stayed young, skinny and good lookin, I got old gray and plump.

Come to think of it, next to me that car does look good....

Can't figure it out really, she never gets near my project cars, this 240D she grabbed the keys to and was the first person to ever drive it....three solid weeks of work on it and she didn't even wait for sea trials.

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Eric, CPO, Submarines, retired.
Here's a sig line...
Mine: '68 Corvette LS1/4L65E, 83 240D, 2000 GMC 4x4, 08 FLSTC Anniv
Hers: '72 Corvette 454/4spd, '99 MB SLK, '93 Metro vert, 78 240D, '92 Silverado, '65 Fjord Rustang, '59 Fjord Fairlane, '17 Slingshot.

Odd, my girlfriend always liked driving my '77 300D, even when it was running on the original beat-to-heck N/A motor with the flare-o-matic transmission. She said at one point that it felt indestructible. Putting the four-speed in turned her off from driving it, but she still likes to ride in it.

Maybe it's a diesel pheromone thing.

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- K.C.Adams

'77 300D Euro Delivery
OM617 turbo / 4-speed swap
404 Milanbraun Metallic / 134 Dattel MB-Tex

Current status:
* Undergoing body work

My '77 300D progress thread

Nah, the 83 I had smelled like diesel inside and the wife hated it. She tolerates this older one I have, but she still doesn't see the value. Still can't understand why I don't lend it out to our teen driver. Uh, no...not gonna happen. Rallys and shows only.

Gawd its slow.

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Chris Brown
"OC", So-Cal
1979 240D, 122K, 4spd, Colorado Biege w/Tobacco, Pwr Roof, AC, Cruise, Becker Corona - SOLD
Past Benzos: 71 250 • 83 240D • 84 190E • 04 C240 • 11 GLK350 • 13 c250 Coupe
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...ine=1276896801

Everyone loves my car, I swear I get so many looks from guys and females and waves all the time...I love it and I know my car loves the attention....

My mom is always complementing me on the ride of my car....she can't believe how smooth it rides compared to her car....they are just very very nice cars.....that will never lose appeal to the crowds...

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Alright. Horse hair pad pheromone, then? It's gotta be something!

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- K.C.Adams

'77 300D Euro Delivery
OM617 turbo / 4-speed swap
404 Milanbraun Metallic / 134 Dattel MB-Tex

Current status:
* Undergoing body work

My '77 300D progress thread

maybe the volt was charging, and the SLK was out of gas...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I agree with the other quotes, but this is horrible.

The W123 is a handsome car.... Rosie? Not so much.

Packman

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83 240D - 4 speed manual - Manilla Beige
189K miles, Tachometer mod, cool wooden shift knob from PeachParts, CocoMats, Original factory paint, manual windows, manual sunroof. Starting to add AudioWrap to this car too!

No secret about it. Yes.

;-)

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1976 Mercedes 240D, unknown mileage
1977 Mercedes 240D, 225k
1992 Dodge/Cummins 4WD, 284k
1990 Subaru Legacy wagon, 330k
1991 Subaru Legacy wagon, 225k

Having read this bit of speculation, I was suddenly reminded off all the times the girlfriend borrowed my car. I recall that many times it was when her car was out of gas. I think you may have solved it!

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- K.C.Adams

'77 300D Euro Delivery
OM617 turbo / 4-speed swap
404 Milanbraun Metallic / 134 Dattel MB-Tex

Current status:
* Undergoing body work

My '77 300D progress thread

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My Mother in law hasn't bought gas in probably 5 years. She takes my FIL's truck when the Jeep is empty, and vice versa

He thinks it's pretty funny

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$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment

You guys have completely missed it. The deal is that the 240D is essentially a European or Middle Eastern taxi. She feels like she's on a trip, perhaps looking at the Eiffel Tower or maybe the Pyramids. In other words she'd rather be somewhere else.

Dan

Dan might have it....our last London trip she missed out on a day trip to Paris. Perhaps an afternoon in a bare bones Benz is like a day in Paris??

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Eric, CPO, Submarines, retired.
Here's a sig line...
Mine: '68 Corvette LS1/4L65E, 83 240D, 2000 GMC 4x4, 08 FLSTC Anniv
Hers: '72 Corvette 454/4spd, '99 MB SLK, '93 Metro vert, 78 240D, '92 Silverado, '65 Fjord Rustang, '59 Fjord Fairlane, '17 Slingshot.

This.

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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.

My wife jokes that if someone stole my car, although it is a little faster than a 240D (300 turbo), that I'd be able to run it down on foot. I think she secretly feels it's sexier than a Ferrari.

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ENTIA NON SUNT MULTIPLICANDA PRAETOR NECESSITATUM!






'84 300D Turbo; gone but not forgotten '85 Porsche 911

So they're not sexy where I live?

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

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