Truth be told, this iron horse has been beaten to death.

its finally come down to it. My daughter's been driving the old Benz ('84 300D) and complaining of a squeeky sound when she turns. I had my suspicions, and when I looked I confirmed it...the rear lower control arm was literally rusting apart. I'd had it welded before and it worked fine for over 2 years, but now it broke apart in another spot...there's just no more space to weld. Coupled with the rust just about everywhere else on the frame, I've come to the sad conclusion that its time to say goodbye to my old friend.

It's given me years of boring reliability. Taken me through untold number of storms, bad weather, snowy roads where 4x4s went off the roads went up hills that other cars could only slide down...its been great.

Its a pity though...its only 770 or so thousand km on the clock. Still lots of life left in that turbo engine. Lots of pep left in its takeoff. The transmission has always slipped and bumped at a certain point, but I learned quickly how to let off on the pedal, then push it and it would catch perfectly, every single time. So...even that is literally bulletproof.

But the cancer...it spreads. She's sitting at my mechanic's now. What would you guys do?

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1987 300TD
1984 300D
755,000 KM and going strong
BC Canada