..... we went and got another one .

But there is a good reason!

Ed's shoulda-been-dead-years-ago automotive cockroach, a HORRIBLY abused 88 Corolla, got to the point where he couldn't go more than 3 miles without having to stop, let it cool down, and re-fill the radiator. Pretty dang limiting.

None of the 5 cars in our mini-fleet made sense to hand over to him (3 are miata's - ain't no way an Ed is gonna be comfy in a miata, and the other two are not currently in a 'gas it up and go anywhere' state).

So - me, Darling Wife, and her Twin Brother went back to the well and pooled enough fundage to get Ed some reliable wheels.

A screaming red 1990 300D 2.5. W124 chassis (same as Gretel, our 91 wagon), OM602 engine with 2.5 liters of turbo-charged clackity clack power. Owned the past six years by the brother of a guy Ed has known forever and considers to be 'the best mechanic in Baltimore.'

Pickin' er up this afternoon. Hoping the added freedom/range provided by the new ride will build on the little sparks of interest in life we've been seeing in Ed these past few days.....

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife

I want a signal red W124. Real bad. A 90-91 300CE particularly.

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1991 300E - 212K and rising fast...

Sounds like a good find, Jim! Hope it serves Ed, and you, well.

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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)