yea that E300D was really nice.. id love one but cant afford it if the plugs get stuck in the head...

the name tags worked well frank.. were most of you guys expecting TheDon to be an older guy?...

i noticed the outside temp in Bill's 350SDL and it was around 97 out but it sure felt like 105

Wish we could've added a couple more to the fray. My flight from Idaho didn't get in until 11:30PM last night.

Definitely will be looking forward to the next one. When it gets cooler I'd be more than happy to host one in Fort Meade. I've got some acreage and could even set up a RallyCross course for the adventurous!

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Im all for it!..

Uh, see that picture in your sig line? No, we were not expecting an older guy.

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
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Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

well i put that up recently.. i did surprise some though it seemed.. im always the youngest to be somewhere.. with the biodiesel gtg i would go to .. the knowledge is share.. everyone was like.. whoa we thought you were old from what your like online.. just the name sometimes.. meh.. ill go play xbox now

That is another give away.....

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

gag me with a spoon.. grody.. omg im such a valley girl... shoot me now.. please.. just end it all... ground control to major tom..

Now that is in the wheelhouse of some of us olds.....

Too bad folks are so far away in many cases. It would be enjoyable to meet everybody.......

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'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

i was actually.. in my weird head thinking about planning a national gtg.. i think it would be pretty neat.. 2 days.. with vendors and a drag strip...and hotel nearby.. the formation of a board to oversee everything.. controling, sending out, just cool stuff like that.. i think it might work.. pick a good location. vote on a date.. plan good 6 months in advance.. make everyone RSVP and put a security deposite down for the room at the hotel.. get mercedes benz into it, the classics center too. i just have this wild idea that i want to come true.. everyone .. i mean everyone from schuamns, mshop,p3,bw,mbworld,and the others..

What you’re describing is called a ‘convention.’

It’s an excellent idea and extremely feasible, it’s done all the time and I think it should be given serious consideration.

Here are a few of the pics I snapped. These are the original files, at about 1 megabyte each:

http://home.earthlink.net/~rickmiley/IMG_7092.JPG

http://home.earthlink.net/~rickmiley/IMG_7094.JPG

That's TheDon in the orange shirt looking at rs899's 116.
http://home.earthlink.net/~rickmiley/IMG_7099.JPG

http://home.earthlink.net/~rickmiley/IMG_7103.JPG

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2014 Tesla Model S
2018 Tesla Model 3
2017 Nissan LEAF
Former MB: 99 E300, 86 190E 2.3, 87 300E, 80 240D, 82 204D Euro
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excellent pics rick..

I must say, I had a great time, and want to thank The Don, and Surf, and everyone else that was instrumental with getting the get-together done. The hosts did a fantastic job, and the setting was ideal (only thing lacking was a few shade trees ).
Special thanks to Rick for allowing me to drive his pristine E300D (showroom quality inside and out!) - I was more impressed than I thought I would be with the turbodiesel, when I compared it to my E420 (W124). Highway accelleration was brisker than I would've guessed, and body roll was minimal - less I think than in my 124. Rick, I'm sure you already think so, but just in case you have occasional amnesia; you picked a fine automobile!

Maybe, when we do this again, I will bring my 108...My 300D was just another 123...and a groady one* at that...I had no time to spruce it up a bit. I can clean up the garage and bring some swap parts too.

*Klaus gave me a ribbing on having a dirty engine compartment (and fading paint), and a lecture on how to clean it up

Thanks again, and it was great to meet everybody!

-Larry

PS: I can do Fort Meade (just mapquested it)....looks like a nice drive through the country for a 108

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

i to am up for fort meade.. just so i can run the 300D in the dirt.. its not to far from here and its still in polk county it seems

Yup, Fort Meade is pretty central in the state and as a former phosphate and citrus center there are plenty of roads many of which are very scenic. When we have rallycross events the course varies between 1 and 2 miles in total length, but for our purposes I'd lay out a rather tame track. Wouldn't want to over-stress anyone's suspension!

We've got a great new barbecue and icecream place downtown that's next to a vacant lot and also a large parking area we could set up as a concours even.

Just throw me some dates in the fall that everyone can plan on and I'll get things concrete. For those not interested in rallycross I can contact the Florida road rally group and maybe ask them to organize a TSD road rally, which we could even maybe get together a little entry $$$ kitty for a prize.

Y'all just let me know, I've done a lot of organizing for this kind of thing so all I need is a date range.

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Joe Black
Get yellow fever at ACME!

Just the MB's: '82 300DT (stick), '81 240D, '80 300SD, '80 300D, '81 240D Manual