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06-03-2023, 10:59 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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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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#3
06-03-2023, 12:58 PM
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92 124 wagon diesel.....has 350k km on it
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06-03-2023, 01:19 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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#6
06-03-2023, 03:28 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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06-04-2023, 08:40 AM
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1980 300D NA. 266K. 5-7 miles almost every day. I practically live at work.
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#8
06-05-2023, 06:40 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, 08:48 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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#10
06-05-2023, 10:13 AM
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06-05-2023, 10:14 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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#12
06-05-2023, 10:48 AM
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We do have 4 cars. (listed below). - My wife tends to drive the E320 most of the time (270k km) - I usually choose the 300D (470k km), except 350SL (160k miles) on nice summer days with top down and not planning on parking anywhere for long. - The 2019 Subaru (22k km) only gets used if one of the other cars is being worked on or we go on longer trip where when we need A/C! (I have spent last 3 months doing various jobs, mainly bodywork, on E320 and 300D, so Subaru has had some use recently)
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#13
06-05-2023, 10:53 PM
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I drive a work truck all the time… but when not working, I split my driving between my 95 suburban diesel, and my 87 TD wagon… it’s daily available… my wife drives it a lot… her VW wagon has an ac issue, and an oil leak, and a few gremlins, so she prefers to drive my wagon around…
I won’t work on her German car… came from the wrong city!
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#14
06-07-2023, 11:00 AM
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My 85 300D gets 3 or 4 50mi trips a week, ~300+k on the odo (broken for a long time)
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06-07-2023, 01:50 PM
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Daily driver? Need to put it into perspective. How many miles per year and any long trips, over 1000 miles?
We drove 45000 miles per year on average in the 190D, 87 300D, CDI combined. Need to report mileage to AAA for insurance discount. Last check the cars have 318K, 414K, 330K miles respectively. At least 2 or 3 long trips ( round trip SF 1300 miles ) per year. This is what I call DD. Drive with confidence.
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Not MBZ nor A/C trained professional but a die-hard DIY and green engineer. Use the info at your own peril. Picked up 2 Infractions because of disagreements. NOW reversed. W124 Keyless remote, PM for details. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-used-parts-sale-wanted/334620-fs-w124-chasis-keyless-remote-%2450-shipped.html 1 X 2006 CDI 1 x 87 300SDL 1 x 87 300D 1 x 87 300TDT wagon 1 x 83 300D 1 x 84 190D ( 5 sp ) - All R134 converted + keyless entry.
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