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My Long, Hard Quest for an Elusive Woody
My obsession with Woody Wagoneers was cultivated well before I even conceived of purchasing a Mercedes diesel. The impracticality coupled with higher prices for decent examples made the quest more difficult, and I gave up two summers ago.
The last one I drove the owner requested I not turn off the vehicle so the battery could charge. While we were negotiating, the car overheated and killed itself. My parents had one that caught fire before I was born. Now its back with a vengeance, and much to my delight, prices seem half of what they used to be. The two I've pursued seriously in the past few weeks have fallen through, and I've communicated with many more sellers. The problem is my location, as no good examples are available locally, and the good ones sell before I can travel hours away to look at them. Rather than continue to post in "The Positive Thread" I will put them here, but I hoping the right one will fall into my lap soon.
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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!!! |
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Soooo....even knowing they're poorly made and always break/catch on fire.....you still want one?
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Yes, and even though I know the costs of parts, maintenance, and labor are stupidly ridiculous on Mercedes, I still like them.
Overhaul of a 617 diesel motor, $5000+++.... Overhaul of a AMC 360 V8, less than $2000.
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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!!! |
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But you have to factor in the cost of a new vehicle every now and then too....for when they catch fire. So that makes the Wagoner more expensive.
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k) |
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Quote:
When's the last time you cleaned out all that crap between your 2 firewalls? I've seen plenty of W126s destroyed that way. Dry leaves built up around hot electrical components.. poof.
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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!!! |
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I usually clean it a few times a year....
Not a huge issue around here since it seems to always be raining....so everything's nice and wet.
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life- '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k) |
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Tyler, you outta see the Wagoneer that H-Line Conversions built (for the Govonator)! I saw it the other day parked at a resturant, wow, looks sharp! Not stock though! Has a transplanted 6.5L GM turbodiesel IIRC. BUT, its bio-fueled and i briefly saw their custom badging that said
Bio-hybrid or somthing like that so more than meets the eye? You might know who H-Line is? They do diesel conversions, namly duramax's into H2's, and green technology. They did that Lincoln for Niel Young/TV deal. There over there just west of Hillside on Central. Seen it outside there shop too. I Drooled http://www.hlineconversion.com/
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87' 300D, Currently undergoing an OM606 swap/build! SUPERTURBO!!! 03' 2500HD Dmax + goodies! 82' 300SD, parting out! 93' 300TE 4matic, parting out! 83' 240D Project Cheap Drive 89' 300E, parting out! 74' Datsun 510 wagon 88' RX7 10thAE, 13B track car build soon Skippy~ As for perception: Drive what you like and can afford. Those who don't like it can supply vacuum to one of your components. LOL If you need parts, I have some! |
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Yup, I've been through their facility and ridden in one of their Diesel Escalades. Pretty cool stuff.
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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!!! |
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Yup! Had went to go try to work down there but my timing wasnt to good i guess, He was ankle deep in the lincoln deal and out in Cali most the time and never got past that but he was real intrested! Guess i Need to get my truck finished and pray for better ecomomy and go parade it down there someday And or go whoop on on one of his rides with mine
Still meanin to GTG somtime and do some Benz gawking Just been one thing after another! Busy, out of town, sick....... had my nose to the grind stone! So with weather gettin decent here latly (exept presentlly) we'll hafta do that if ya wanna. Just change the oil today and rear brakes. Got fronts to do, rear swaybar links and a few other things time providing this week. Sry for derailng your thread
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87' 300D, Currently undergoing an OM606 swap/build! SUPERTURBO!!! 03' 2500HD Dmax + goodies! 82' 300SD, parting out! 93' 300TE 4matic, parting out! 83' 240D Project Cheap Drive 89' 300E, parting out! 74' Datsun 510 wagon 88' RX7 10thAE, 13B track car build soon Skippy~ As for perception: Drive what you like and can afford. Those who don't like it can supply vacuum to one of your components. LOL If you need parts, I have some! |
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You might just pack some cash and head for Fort Worth one weekend. There are a lot of these there and they have never been on a salted road. Take I-35 to downtown Ft. Worth, take the Lancaster Road, turn to the east and drive towards Dallas. I think by the time you get to the Dallas city limits you will have passed, inclucing all the car lots in Arlington and Grand Prairie, about 100 lots. One of them is bound to have a good one.
Lancaster becomes Division in Arlington and Main in Grand Prairie, by the way. I think it is also called US 80 in some spots and US 180 in others. There is also a wrecking yard in Ft. Worth, on Elliot-Reeder road, that sells nothing but Jeep parts. Be careful here; this is a rough part of town. I had one for a short time years ago. It did ride very nice, but boy did it need a lot of repairs. The reason I was driving it was I was making a 'few' repairs on it for a friend. I finally had to give it back as it needed more time than I was willing to give it. The leather seats also do not hold up well in the D/FW sun, but you can still find good ones that have been garaged. Most of these were bought by Doctors or whatnot before the Chevy Surbuban became the thing to have. |
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Did anyone else notice the double-entendre in the title? O_O
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They make a pill for that.
Oh wait, your talking about that Woody. Those are cool. I wanted one when I was younger.
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Plastic wood, just what the ladies like.
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Good luck, Tyler! I'm with you on the irrational Grand Wagoneer desire as I have the itch myself.
The market has definitely adjusted itself. Things were a bit crazy as recently as a couple years ago when mint, low mileage examples were going for $25K+ and some were in the 30's!
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--snicker--
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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15 '06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod) |
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