I like the car a lot. It's a good fit for me in that it gives me some stuff to work on that makes use of my limited skill set without overwhelming me. My goal is to do any work myself.

Yeah, the closest I came before was a W123 240D....but of course that wasn't turbo.

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

never having owned a 240, I'd imagine that the added 60cc's and some boost makes a noticeable difference in terms of performance and the relative simplicity of the om617 makes wrenching a little less onerous when compared to later motors.

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1991 300D

A 240 compared to a 300 is like a big wheel compared to a real bike.

The real bike is faster and better at most things, but sometimes you just have to do a 180 on those deafening plastic low rear wheels peddling furiously on that low traction big plastic disc. For those times, only a 240 will answer.

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The seats look like leather. I do not think MB Tex will ever show crease lines like that. The interior should also smell like leather. If they are indeed leather they are in really good condition for their age. You should get some leather conditioner and treat them, which will help preserve them.

My 85 has an MB Tex interior and my 84 has leather. The cabin of the 84 has a very rich leather smell. I really enjoy it when I get in.

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85 300D 75K Anthracite Grey 0-60 in 13 seconds **For Sale**
84 300D 333K Black (The Velveteen Rabbit) 0-60 in 14 seconds
00 Toyota Sienna 208K (Sold)
15 Subaru Outback 43K
11 Subaru Outback 67K
98 Ford Taurus 100K (Gertie - Was Grandma's - drove it to church and shopping - really) Daughter's car now.
30 Model A Ford 2 Door Sedan (Sold) 0-60 in . . . Never reached 60

how much more fun could you have on a big wheel though w/o a trip to the ER?

powerslides, ghost riding, ramps, smashup derby- perfect for the 240

the cool kids had green machines but couldn't wreck 'em with same style

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1991 300D

Awesome to see that car having leather seats! You've got something reallllyyyyy nice there! It looks like you need a new butt pad on the driver seat, I would get that installed asap so no springs or anything else pokes through the skin..

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Good eye. Yeah, I need to do something. I assume there's a nice write-up out there somewhere as to what to do and how to do it. EDIT: just watched a video....looks pretty involved!

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Looks like a nice one!

Can you post a link to the video you watched?

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85 300D 75K Anthracite Grey 0-60 in 13 seconds **For Sale**
84 300D 333K Black (The Velveteen Rabbit) 0-60 in 14 seconds
00 Toyota Sienna 208K (Sold)
15 Subaru Outback 43K
11 Subaru Outback 67K
98 Ford Taurus 100K (Gertie - Was Grandma's - drove it to church and shopping - really) Daughter's car now.
30 Model A Ford 2 Door Sedan (Sold) 0-60 in . . . Never reached 60

Here's Part 1 of 2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwYzAOq6DgE

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Not to involved, I can do one blind folded now in about 15mins...

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