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#1
06-03-2023, 11:59 AM
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Just curious
How many of us use our old diesels as a daily driver?
I'll start.....1983 300D 376,250 miles and I drive it 80 miles a day round trip to work and back.
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06-03-2023, 01:58 PM
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92 124 wagon diesel.....has 350k km on it
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06-03-2023, 02:19 PM
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I use my 91 300CE converted to diesel 603 turbo diesel and my 95 E300 with a 5 speed manual transmission and a 603 engine as daily drivers both have updated heads and the mileage is over 400,000 in both
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06-03-2023, 04:28 PM
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Oh yeah, every day. It’s why we tend to gravitate towards the cars that are mechanically great, but cosmetically “ok”.
So we can drive it to Target and not stress about door dings. When sorted out, they truly are a pleasure to drive, nostalgia aside.
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#7
06-04-2023, 09:40 AM
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1980 300D NA. 266K. 5-7 miles almost every day. I practically live at work.
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06-05-2023, 07:40 AM
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1983 300SD Daily Driver
My 1983 300SD now has 629,590 miles on it and it is my daily driver. t goes wherever I go. In the past 12 months besides local travel it has been on trips to New York City, Dalton, GA and Southern PA. Original motor has never had the head off and original trans never rebuilt. No one works on her but me.
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#9
06-05-2023, 11:13 AM
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2012 Mercedes ML350 Bluetec 102K (hers) 2005 Corvette 55K (fun car) 2002 VW Jetta TDI 238K (mine) 1998 Volvo S70 T5 Turbo 211K (kids) 1994 Ford F150 4WD 246K (firewood hauler) 1983 Mercedes 300D 384K (diesel commuter)
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06-05-2023, 09:48 AM
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I've owned my '98 E300 for the last 19 years and use it as my dd. 562K+ on original engine and transmission.
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06-05-2023, 11:14 AM
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2012 Mercedes ML350 Bluetec 102K (hers) 2005 Corvette 55K (fun car) 2002 VW Jetta TDI 238K (mine) 1998 Volvo S70 T5 Turbo 211K (kids) 1994 Ford F150 4WD 246K (firewood hauler) 1983 Mercedes 300D 384K (diesel commuter)
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06-11-2023, 11:44 AM
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06-12-2023, 11:02 PM
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Daily Driver Diesels
Me too ! .
1982 240D with freshly rebuilt engine, still fooling with various things but it drives -so- nicely I kept it instead of my turbo Diesel coupe . My sweet doesn't drive much, she retired and always wants me to drive her so her '84 300TD graymarket is still low KM's but it runs well .
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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 Last edited by vwnate1; 06-13-2023 at 10:36 PM.
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