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05-25-2009, 09:05 PM
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After an afternoon drive...
I found this little gem at Sizzlers. 1973 M-B 230 Diesel with 400,000 miles on it. I spoke with the owners, and they went to Germany to pick it up!. The seats have always been covered and the floor always had a covering on it. She needed a little body work, but when the little old man turned the key, she fired right up.
I wish I had taken more pictures. And yes...my camera skills suck!! 
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 1987 560SL85,000 miles Meet on the level, leave on the square. Great words to live by Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread. - Thomas Jefferson: Autobiography, 1821.
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05-25-2009, 10:11 PM
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Odometers are just for maintenance on a Mercedes, the good ones need 100k miles to be properly broken in.
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05-26-2009, 12:06 AM
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I think you mean you saw a 220 Diesel not a 230. The gasser is the 230.
A W115 220 Diesel automatic is probably the slowest Mercedes Benz out there that is contemporary. Zero to sixty is measured in pages flying off a calendar.
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05-26-2009, 01:13 AM
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My father had that same car in blue, a 1969 220D. I still remember when the shifter broke off in his hand!! That thing was slow and belched black smoke. Had a sunroof though.
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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine) 1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow) Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra
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05-26-2009, 05:00 AM
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I stand corrected...a few beers at dinner can make a 2 look like a 3. LOL
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1987 560SL85,000 miles Meet on the level, leave on the square. Great words to live by Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread. - Thomas Jefferson: Autobiography, 1821.
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05-26-2009, 05:03 AM
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The paint was a bit dead, and he said that he was taking it in next month for a paint job. He said that his kids have shown no interest in the car, so I gave him my name and number in case he ever decides to sell it.
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1987 560SL85,000 miles Meet on the level, leave on the square. Great words to live by Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread. - Thomas Jefferson: Autobiography, 1821.
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05-26-2009, 02:07 PM
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Sad to hear that his kids aren't interested. Shortly before I lost my job at PNP an older guy brought in a very nice green '70 280SE. His son didn't want it, so he sold it to the junkyard for probably less than a hundred bucks. I got to drive it, and it ran and shifted perfectly. Were it not for the fact that I lost my job, I probably would have bought it. It's probably still for sale there.
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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar. 83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles 08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles 88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
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