I'm looking to buy a mercedes diesel. Found a 84 190D 2.2 with 180K miles the car is in great shape. This car is a automatic with all the bells and whistles. Seller is asking $3495. He states that he used 1 quart of oil per 1,000 to 1,200 miles. Is there any pros and cons between 2.2 and other diesels? I understand that they only made this motor for two years. Does anyone know the reason why? Any comments would be greatly apperciated! Thanks, Colleen

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Sounds like a nice car.
look it up at www.nhtsa.dot.gov
to find out if any recall stuff exists for it.
You might contact
"der Dieseling Doktor" mbooth+@pitt.edu
also Marshall Booth ambooth@email.msn.com
he knows alot about diesels and owns
many including an '84 190D 2.2 225Kmiles
Viel Gluck

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1979 300D
133K miles
1989 300SE
1995 C280

This particular car is extra slow. It's in the 240D automatic category, which is one of the slowest of the slow.

I drive a 240D stick 190 miles per day, but I go through 7 stop signs and one traffic light on the whole round trip, so I can deal with it, I'm almost always cruising. If you drive alot stop light to stop light you may get tired of it in a hurry.

Best of luck,

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Larry Bible
'84 Euro 240D, 523K miles
'88 300E 5 Speed
'81 300D Daughter's Car
Over 800,000 miles in
Mercedes automobiles

Thanks for the info. Still looking for 240D,hard to find one in great shape. It's nice to talk to someone with expertise about Mercedes diesels.
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Sounds like a nice car.
look it up at www.nhtsa.dot.gov
to find out if any recall stuff exists for it.
You might contact
"der Dieseling Doktor" mbooth+@pitt.edu
also Marshall Booth ambooth@email.msn.com
he knows alot about diesels and owns
many including an '84 190D 2.2 225Kmiles
Viel Gluck

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