So I purchased a car today. Almost qualifies for the cheap wagon club. Its a 1995 e320 wagon. Gunmetal on grey.


My friend dale talked the guy down to 1200

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77' 300D, "Cartman" SOLD @ 150K (didn't know what I had)
83' 300SD, "The Superdon" 305k+ @ 28mpg
95 E320 wagon, "RSTC=FUTL" 185k+ @ 22.48mpg
98 VS1400GLP, "Trudy" 2000mi @ 40mpg


"Take my posts with a pillar of salt, I have no idea what I'm doing"

Looks very clean!

Kids love wagons - but I don't think they need the caged partition. I'm just sayin'....

Beautiful car!

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An average Joe's 39 year quest for knowledge, financial freedom, and much more.
99 E300TD - bought new
06 E320 CDI

Matthew 25:14-23
"Faithfulness in big things happen only when faithfulness in small things has been demonstrated."


Let's hit the road, and feel right at home......

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There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes

Sweet wagon!

The use of the cargo cage is dependent on the child

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Monika '74 450 SL - 207K mi
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban 200K mi
Annika 2006 Volvo S80 2.5T AWD 95K mi
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60 116K mi
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5 23000 original mi
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo 390K mi
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL -360K
Bruno '81 300SD -260K
Fritzi '84 BMW 283K
'92 Subaru 283K mi
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

you don't know my 4 year old

I thought about mounting a DVD player on the hatch and closing off the rear completely

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77' 300D, "Cartman" SOLD @ 150K (didn't know what I had)
83' 300SD, "The Superdon" 305k+ @ 28mpg
95 E320 wagon, "RSTC=FUTL" 185k+ @ 22.48mpg
98 VS1400GLP, "Trudy" 2000mi @ 40mpg


"Take my posts with a pillar of salt, I have no idea what I'm doing"

Very nice!
remember all the suggestions I gave you to get the tranny perfect, and post results here!

oh, and remember, if you close off the rear totally, he won't get any a/c... I'm just sayn!

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"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!
84 240D 5speed & 84 300 4Speed
67 rs Camaro, Dodge Pickup, parts cars 78 300D, & 93D(no doors?),85 SD, 83 SD, 85 300D, 85Euro 300TD, 87 300TD, 95E320 T
Daily Drivers 82 SD, 87 300TD, 87300TD!!!!,

that was dale's kid. I've got two girls. Man they are like their mother. I remember riding in the sd with the older one with no ac at one point and she wasn't happy. Thats something I'll need to work out.


the symptoms are:
As the drivetrain heats up, the tranny gets unhappy. shifts great cold but as it warms it flares. the assumption being that the gunk gets warm and moves around. So we are going to clean her up.

The tranny's fluid stinks. so we are going to drain it completely and run dextron 3 through it for a bit and the drain and refill with a new filter.

I'll let everybody know.


Oh yeah, owner said "HVAC doesn't work at all"

So we replaced the blower fuse and here it comes back to life.

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77' 300D, "Cartman" SOLD @ 150K (didn't know what I had)
83' 300SD, "The Superdon" 305k+ @ 28mpg
95 E320 wagon, "RSTC=FUTL" 185k+ @ 22.48mpg
98 VS1400GLP, "Trudy" 2000mi @ 40mpg


"Take my posts with a pillar of salt, I have no idea what I'm doing"

how nice!! A/C and all!!

It is soooo refreshing when simple fixes take the place of MAJOR ordeals!

Run this thread as the new wagon's bookmark and progress blog.

WE WILL WANT PICTURES EVERY STEP OF THE WAY TOO!

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An average Joe's 39 year quest for knowledge, financial freedom, and much more.
99 E300TD - bought new
06 E320 CDI

Matthew 25:14-23
"Faithfulness in big things happen only when faithfulness in small things has been demonstrated."


Let's hit the road, and feel right at home......

ATTEND BERKSHIRE-HATHAWAY'S ANNUAL WOODSTOCK OF CAPITALISM IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA.
There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes

sounds good. The big deal will be the tranny. After that the thing will be close to perfect. the locks work, the cruise works, the brakes don't squeak... I guess I could wax it

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77' 300D, "Cartman" SOLD @ 150K (didn't know what I had)
83' 300SD, "The Superdon" 305k+ @ 28mpg
95 E320 wagon, "RSTC=FUTL" 185k+ @ 22.48mpg
98 VS1400GLP, "Trudy" 2000mi @ 40mpg


"Take my posts with a pillar of salt, I have no idea what I'm doing"

great find. it's shocking to me how cheap 124 cars are now. to think of what they cost new, how beautifully they are built and how they drive when they're sorted out (even a beat one drives better than 50% of the cars on the road), how safe they are, and how easy to work on. and people give them away. it's understandable, once they get past 15 or 20 years old they do need lots of major repairs, chassis parts start to go, that sort of thing. but to think you can buy that car looking like that for about a grand is a bit silly. but for people who are handy it's a bonus.

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'87 300 TD
'89 230 TE

compressor is an unknown. i know the blower and flaps function properly. ill jump the low pressure switch and see if the comp engages. if the comp doesnt work...i know a guy

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77' 300D, "Cartman" SOLD @ 150K (didn't know what I had)
83' 300SD, "The Superdon" 305k+ @ 28mpg
95 E320 wagon, "RSTC=FUTL" 185k+ @ 22.48mpg
98 VS1400GLP, "Trudy" 2000mi @ 40mpg


"Take my posts with a pillar of salt, I have no idea what I'm doing"

oops read too fast, well at least the blower works
thank goodness we all have the guru's here to help

when you do the trannie service don't forget to drain the torque converter and blow out the trans cooler lines[going to the radiator].

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European Performance
Dallas, TX
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"Fortune favors the prepared mind"
1987 Mercedes Benz 420SEL
1988 Mercedes Benz 300TE (With new evaporator)
2000 Mercedes Benz C280

Blow the converter out with compressed air while it's empty?

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77' 300D, "Cartman" SOLD @ 150K (didn't know what I had)
83' 300SD, "The Superdon" 305k+ @ 28mpg
95 E320 wagon, "RSTC=FUTL" 185k+ @ 22.48mpg
98 VS1400GLP, "Trudy" 2000mi @ 40mpg


"Take my posts with a pillar of salt, I have no idea what I'm doing"