oh, shoot...still, I cannot understand which one should I buy; of course, I don't want any turbos; seems that the reliability and longevity of a 300d is the same as the 240d, since (at least in EU) that the 300d doesn't have all that doodad's and bull**** some of you guys talked about in other discussions; but, the fuel economy is something that could make most of the people choose the 240d over the 300ds, because, especially the pre-restyling ones, they needed about 10l/100km (thanks to the 4 speed trans, too)