My second son came early.

Elijah Robert, born May 18th at 1:51 PM EDT.

8lb, 2 oz. 20.25 in



So, now I'm not going to be working on any car for the next week or so. And my wife's 1995 E300 now really has to go (not enough room for all the kids).

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1984 300D "Elsa" odo reset 6/2011 147k
1983 300TD "Mitzi" ~268k OM603 powered
1995 E300 "Adelheid" 262k [Sold]

...wow! Congratulations! How early was he? He sounds like a healthy weight. EDIT: I hope you made it to the hospital on time...

Since this is a car forum , what are you thinking of replacing the E300 with?

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

We had a scheduled c-section in a few weeks, but we're pretty confident the due date was wrong and he's really right on time. (Especially since he's only 2 oz different from the other kids).

Yep, her water broke and we had a relaxing drive to the hospital. Thought it was false labor at first.

Well, we're breaking a silent vow we made when we got married (No minivans). Most likely a Mazda MPV. (Unless someone wants to donate a diesel powered 7 seat Merc that sits higher up than a car).

My wife wanted to keep that car forever and has fallen for diesels, but three carseats in the back and her having a bad lower back....well, that doesn't quite work.




And in case anyone is wondering, yes he will come home in a Mercedes diesel, just like the other two.

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1984 300D "Elsa" odo reset 6/2011 147k
1983 300TD "Mitzi" ~268k OM603 powered
1995 E300 "Adelheid" 262k [Sold]

congratulations!

your son seems to already have an opinion on the MPV with his "you cant be serious" expression

im pretty sure the MPV has a 4wd variant. jack it up, brush guard, knobby tires

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Congratulations!

Mini vans have their drawbacks but with small children they are hard to beat. I've never had one but a Mazda mpv has always interested me. RWD.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

The old one (89-99) was RWD, but the newer one (2000-2006) was FWD.

I'm not sure if I can really say "Zoom Zoom" with that thing or not.

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1984 300D "Elsa" odo reset 6/2011 147k
1983 300TD "Mitzi" ~268k OM603 powered
1995 E300 "Adelheid" 262k [Sold]

Doesn't matter whether they're calves puppies or babies they come when they want to. At 8lbs he was clearly ready to bust out. Congratulations!

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Congratulations! Kid has a mind of his own already.

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Take a look at the CX5..... plenty of zoom zoom there. If the manual tranny becomes available with AWD, we just may find ourselves buying a new vehicle......

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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

CONGRADTS from the Palmetto State !!!!!

Came home early? Hope that sets the pattern for when he's a teenager.

Congratulations Martureo. There's hope in a baby.

Very, very cool.

Heartiest congratulations to your family, this is great news.

Congratulations. What about a short low roofed Sprinter? There should be some decent ones on the used market by now.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Well, the budget is $1000 over what we get for the E300. I'm currently unemployed (again) and I don't think those are in our price range.

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1984 300D "Elsa" odo reset 6/2011 147k
1983 300TD "Mitzi" ~268k OM603 powered
1995 E300 "Adelheid" 262k [Sold]

Congratulations!

Good luck with the minivan business too... We still have a Toyota Previa that does a lot of kid hauling. They can be had for short money, and are quite reliable.

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1983 300SD - 305000
1984 Toyota Landcruiser - 190000
1994 GMC Jimmy - 203000

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