Originally Posted by flash123

Everybody thought I was crazy when I brought my first Mercedes home. It is a 1980 240D, 4 speed. Trans shifts a little rough so I picked up a spare, a 1979 240D, 4 speed. The 69 220D was too cute to pass up.

So I decided it was time to get my wife a Mercedes. This time I brought home a 82 300SD.

Uh oh!
I got it up on the car hauler and it is a totally different beast. This one looks kind of scary. Real pretty on top. As clean as any 25 year old car I have come across, but lots of oil underneath. Inside is just short of excelent. Some wear and fading, but not bad, in fact quite good for the age. Not a crack on the dash. I will start with the oil cooler after I clean everything. That is where I have found leaks in the past.

Wildcat oil drillers used to say "If you want to find oil, look where it has been found before."

Anyway I'm afraid I might have bitten off more than I can chew. The 240D cost me more to keep running than I paid for it, the first couple months. But it settled down quick and has been purring steadily for two years. Or putt, puttering as others hear it.