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Originally Posted by justin
I'm in the market for an early to mid eighties diesel, we live 1 hr from town and our landcruisers are getting to expensine to drive. I know cruisers like the back of my hand but not a thing about mercedes. We live at 9500 feet so I think a turbo would be nice. Can you guys tell me what would be some good choices and what I should stay away from? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks...... Justin
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and I would recommend a 300D with turbo but specifically a W123 chasis which are lighter and more plentiful. I think most if not all 300SDs are the heavier W126 chasis. These earlier model are much simplier to learn and perform the ongoing service than the later SDL models. There are turbo 4-cylinder models but relatively speaking far fewer than the 5-cylinders 300(s)... and the 5 cylinder engines are naturally smoother running.
Sam