Good ones are scarce -- they were fuel pigs in an era of high fuel prices (higher than now on a corrected basis), and they RUST horribly, probably due to the use of Italian and Russian steel of dubious quality control. Good ones exist, but most of them are long rusted away. I used to see quite a few in the junk yards, engines, trannies, and interior in good shape, but the body full of holes and the front ends floppy.

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!