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did a 79 TD have a 617
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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do. |
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yes it had a naturally aspirated 617
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$9k for 787,000 mile TD...
Gotta double my mileage quick to increase the value of mine
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Stable Mates: 1987 300TD 310K mi (Hans) 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee OM642 165k mi (Benzrokee) |
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N/A 300TD
WOW .
I wonder what my gray market 7 passenger heavily optioned '84 turbo one is worth ? . I'd sell it in a heartbeat if SWMBO wouldn't kill me . I have a set of five 5-1/2" light alloy wheels for this car...
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-Nate 1982 240D 408,XXX miles Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better |
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my '79 sedan is slow...slow
with the extra weight of the wagon that has to be snail like... |
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N/A OM617's
If your N/A 5 cylinder Diesel is notably slow, it needs tuning or adjusting .
No one ever called my two N/A coupes slow and they didn't smoke either .
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-Nate 1982 240D 408,XXX miles Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better |
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Come drive in Texas sometime. My well-tuned 560SEL is pretty slow for some of this traffic and it's like a rocketship in warp-drive compared to even a turbodiesel. The N/A's are SLOW.
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Current stable: 1995 E320 149K (Nancy) 1983 500SL 120K (SLoL) Black Sheep: 1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™) Gone but not forgotten: 1986 300SDL (RIP) 1991 350SD 1991 560SEL 1990 560SEL 1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!) |
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Relative Speed
I've been to the great state of TEXAS many times, I love it there .
One needn't chirp the tires to go fast ~ acceleration is nice and all but no one really needs to drive 100 MPH . I've driven many inline 6 cylinder oldies in TEXAS traffic and never had any problems, I am not a left lane bandit unless I'm in/on an appropriate vehicle .
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-Nate 1982 240D 408,XXX miles Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better |
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Tried merging with 80mph traffic with one of these N/A diesels? It is dangerous. Especially when the posted speed limit is 80mph and everyone is doing 90+ anyway. Your painfully slow car that can't get out of it's own way becomes an obstruction to traffic flow. Plodding along at 65mph in an 80mph zone can get you legally cited for obstructing traffic. Not saying you need a race car, but these N/A diesels are *SLOW*.
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Current stable: 1995 E320 149K (Nancy) 1983 500SL 120K (SLoL) Black Sheep: 1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™) Gone but not forgotten: 1986 300SDL (RIP) 1991 350SD 1991 560SEL 1990 560SEL 1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!) |
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Freeway Merging
Yes, I agree there ~ I have to plan my freeway merges in my 240D *very* carefully so I don't get run over and killed .
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-Nate 1982 240D 408,XXX miles Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better |
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