Did you ever see 'A Christmas Story', the movie about the boy who wants a Red Ryder BB gun for christmas? Remember the part where the father wins a 'major award' and he goes on and on, "It's so beautiful! Would you look at that! I've never seen anything like it!" I believe that must be what I look like right now. I couldn't wait to get from the mailbox to the garage to tack the badge to the grill. It's beautiful!!!

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83 M-B 300D- daily driver
83 240D gray market
2002 VW Jetta TDI- beater

A while back I saw a thread about how to get one of these awards. I need one for my 83 300TD-T with 207,xxx miles on it.

Appreciate your help.

Mike

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Mike Holbrook
1983 MB 300TD-T (aka -- Daisy)
Spring Valley, CA

Call 1-800-FOR-MERC and they'll send you out an application. Take a trip to the local dealer to have it signed and send it back. Takes about a month. The certificate is nice too!

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83 M-B 300D- daily driver
83 240D gray market
2002 VW Jetta TDI- beater

when is the earliest one could get this badge? I seen some pics with three badges already. TIA.

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96 Legacy LSi wagon
92 Mitsu Expo
95 525iT
1983 300TD clackclackclack sold
1972 Toyota Corolla wagon TE28 sold
1991 Galant VR4 pshhhhh non-op
1989 Montero RS pop's ride

250,000 KM
500,000KM
1,000,000KM

or

155,343 miles
310,686 miles
621,371 miles

Dave

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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990
1980 240D, owned 1990-1992
1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993
1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004
1999 E300, owned 1999-2003
1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD
1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995
1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons)
1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004
2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver
1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold)
2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car

Thanks for the help Dave.

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96 Legacy LSi wagon
92 Mitsu Expo
95 525iT
1983 300TD clackclackclack sold
1972 Toyota Corolla wagon TE28 sold
1991 Galant VR4 pshhhhh non-op
1989 Montero RS pop's ride

Thanks for starting this thread, it reminds me that I need to call and get the application.

Yea me too.

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Jeff M.
Mercedes W123 DIY pages are now located here.
1983 / 1984 300D Sold
2000 CLK430 Cabriolet ~58k Sold
2005 Avalanche 4x4 ~66k

gonna have to give them a call....coming up to 200 000 miles on the 300SD

and this is completely free?

Yep, free! The certificate that comes with it will be decorating the wall in my garage too.

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83 M-B 300D- daily driver
83 240D gray market
2002 VW Jetta TDI- beater

Whoa, it even comes with a certificate? How cool is that. Mine is almost 300k. I sent MBUSA an email, hope that works.

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96 Legacy LSi wagon
92 Mitsu Expo
95 525iT
1983 300TD clackclackclack sold
1972 Toyota Corolla wagon TE28 sold
1991 Galant VR4 pshhhhh non-op
1989 Montero RS pop's ride

Thanks for the reminder. I called today to get the paperwork for both of mine.

Tom
'82 SD 301,000 miles
'86 SDL 248,000 miles

I say you call them. I called them and told them that Im interested in the mileage awards and i was forwarded to another department where they just took my address and name. They took forever to send the form and I still haven't got the badge yet and I sent it out early in Feb.

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2008 BMW 335i Coupe

I just emailed them a few minutes ago, so I am also hoping that it works.

I don't really like calling large corperations, because I have always been put on hold for like 15-20 minutes, and always switched to another department, and put on hold for another 15-20 minutes. Oakley is very bad, I was on hold for like 30 minutes, while getting the informantion for sending my broken glasses back to get fixed...

I called them earlier, the entire process took about five minutes.
Tom