Don't you wish you would've kept it?

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Yes. For several tens of thousands of miles more - then sold it. Mine had a lot of life in it at 305K, with more to go in '99. The '99 300 ETD is just fine though.

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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

Sold to Andy (QS23). Let's hope he has an uneventful trip back to Michigan.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

These things always seem to break on-the-road. Don't ask me how I know that, Tyler. . . . .

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

In the words of Top Gear...

WE'RE BACK!!!

Which is why I packed 50 lbs worth of tools in my checked baggage. I wanted to be prepared for any problem that would arise. I even brought in my torque wrench to make sure all repairs would be at the right tightness.

But you know what the problems were? NOTHING broke. Even the cruise control and the instrument cluster clock worked. 400 miles to a tank and 21 mpg were the averages on the trip. I only got pulled over once - in Davenport, Iowa - since I missed the sign where the speed limit dropped from 70 down to 65. That was also the nicest cop that has ever pulled me over. No ticket, just a written warning.

Anyway, I'm leaving from my apartment right now to drop it off at their house. The current plan is that after they get the paint fixed up on it, it's going to be their summer and "country club" car. And as soon as they get rid of their dodge convertible, there should be room in the garage - at least that is where I would put it. And since I'm the technical adviser for repairs, I will keep you guys up on it's progress.

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1983 Benz 240D - 263,060 (Current)
1983 Cadillac DeVille - 130,000 (Scrapped - Stupid HT4100)
1992 Dodge B350 - 150,000 (Sold)
1984 Mazda 626 - 299,997 (Scrapped)

Tyler always is very thorough and ACCURATE with his car descriptions. I'm not surprised you made it fine, even though he didn't have a long history with the car. But he recognized one that had been cared for.....

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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

Glad to hear it!

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert