The W124 300D Turbo was never made in RHD. The steering box would be in the direct path of the turbo's downpipe otherwise. This is why for example in the UK only non-turbo W124 300D's were sold. Never the Turbo Diesel models.

Besides, there are a lot of LHD cars in Japan. It's considered a status symbol and there's rarely any (legal) overtaking on the opposite side of the road in Japan.

Cool ~ thanx for the explanation .

In the 1970's I imported Japanese RHD VW's to California, this was before the current up swing in RHD anything occurred .

Now anything RHD from Japan (not so much from England tho') is white hot .

My Son drives a (RHD) Domestic market Honda Civic Coupe ~ it's a nice little car .

I appreciate the willingness of everyone here to teach .

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Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

DD is a 2014 Caddy ATS 2.0T four banger. White (Pearl white?) 4 door sedan.
Likes:
Enough pep to get up and go with the turbo.
The style - seems to draw looks from the ladies. Looks like it's moving standing still.
Firm but comfortable suspension even with low profile Michelin tires.
Enough legroom for me @ 6'0" Headroom getting in is barely adequate.
2 tone seat upholstery is different. Keeps interior marginally cooler in summer.

Dislikes:
Worst visibility of any car I've ever owned. And I thought the CTS was bad. Oi!
7 speed tranny always shifting. Always.
Crummy gas mileage, especially with winter blended gas. Don't ask. I don't monitor.
Trunk's a joke. Poor lid design imo.
Trouble free car though. 2 years into my lease with 19.5k on the odo. Only issues were 2 B/S minor electrical recalls.

The Red Baron is the weekend warrior. Still gets compliments and draws attention. Met a lady at the recycling center who said she had a 560SELbut really liked mine.
What is the number of this car? I lowered the trunk lid so she could read "300CE" and gave her a little production history.

My '99 E300. Purchased by my parents in 2003 for $23K, now my car.


My '92 300D $300 running and driving acquisition project. Has bad fuel and needs injectors. Needs some rust repair on the radiator support and right rear quarter.

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Only diesels in this driveway.
2005 E320 CDI 243k Black/Black
2008 Chevy 3500HD Duramax 340k
2004 Chevy 2500HD Duramax 220k

I like Hondas too and have several incl. a JDM spec Integra Type R tucked away for use on summer holidays in Europe only.

...My wife drives the 300D Turbo more than me, as I work from home mainly anyways, but this week I came across a 2000 model Honda Element with just over 100,000km which I picked up for the price of a bit of pocket change.

They can apparently give amazing (it was Honda's first Hybrid) economy and owners report as much as 80 mpg. Being of lightweight aluminium construction with a 5 speed manual transmission they're fun to drive too, so they say. It's only a 2 seater, which means I can't go out with the family in it - but it'll do to go to town in when it's too cold to ride a (Honda ) motorcycle or a Subaru micro 4WD tipper truck.

Offered the element to my wife, so the Benz could be used less & I might not have to clean it once a week but she flatly refused - she likes the bruiser. Ah well... what did I expect!

Interesting as it was my Sweetie who first got me into Diesel Mercedes....

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

My DD is a 2015 Ford F150

Likes: Power from the 2.7 EcoBoost is simply amazing for such a small engine, comfortable seats, quiet cabin, huge back seat for the kids, overall driving experience is perfect for a full size truck.

Dislikes: The Ford Sync is pretty awful. For some reason it gets finicky when I'm trying to use the voice commands for my iPhone. Fuel economy could be a bit better. You either get eco or boost and its so much fun its hard to stay out of the boost

What I'm finding with my 3.5 EcoBoost is that you have V8 power when you need it, and V8 fuel economy when you don't want it...Relative to Ford Sync, it has had the unintended effect of polishing my elocution, as I have to very clearly enunciate voice commands...

Yeah that's very true about the Sync. I usually just use the manual controls for changing radio stations and dial from my phone when it's needed.

My primary car is this...



What I like about it:
* You lose weight while using it
* It can squeeze through traffic where bigger cars can't
* Tires are $15 and there are only two
* Parking is easy to find
* Price was right -- actually free after a guy at a garage sale couldn't sell it

Dislike:
* Helmet hair
* No protection from d'bag drivers
* It sucks in the rain or when it's icy

You also get to be the sweaty guy that everyone in the office elevator gets to stand next to during summer months...

odd, I thought the EcoBoost trucks had the front plate mounted to the side.

The first gen EcoBoost did. My understanding is the redesigned intercooler doesn't have an issue with blockage there.

My DD is a 1991 Isuzu Trooper with the GM 2.8 V6. It's a low or no option model with 5 speed manual, wind up windows, no sunroof, etc. Basic transportation and just cobby enough not to concern too much about it in the Kansas winter months. I also DD my W140 S420 sometimes, though it is beginning to have electrical gremlins.

Likes: (Trooper)
Reliable
Rugged
Simple and easy to repair
Cheap to buy
Not so likes:
fairly thirsty
2.8 is not powerful (looking to do a 4.9 Caddy V8 swap in the spring)
non GM parts of it are hard to find

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Why the 4.9 Caddy? Ease of fitment? Light weight?

Compatibility of the trans bellhousing...