Originally Posted by muleears

I have been lucky enough to sell my house and now between that and the sale of my 87 300D turbo I should have about $5-6,000 to spend on my new Benz. I figure from looking at autotrader and ebay that I should be able to find a nice, reasonable mileage (@175K mi.) 87 SDL or an early nineties 300D. I currently have a 87 300D turbo which runs beautifully but needs paint. I like the SD(L) for the ride as I commute about 90 miles/day and take the car on trips for work. I also burn WVO in the car. So which one would I be better off with, the late 80's SD(L) or the early 90's 300D? Please also point me in the direction of these cars for sale (I am not opposed to having them shipped if they are very nice, and worth the price.)