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Questions...and more queations....
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Originally Posted by iNeon
It's a 1979 240D Automatic with 154,592.3 miles.
The car still feels very solid, and there's no doubt that if I put the parts on, that it'd last another 50k easily-- but it's still going to be a common car with 200k on it. There were what-- over 5 1/2 million w123s produced? I'm not sure it's worth saving.
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Sounds like it's time for a good parts car........and if you only have 155K miles on it.....it's just getting broken in......if your body is as solid as you think it is....you should get an easy 100K miles......if you address the needed repairs....
If you aren't a great mechanic, and car person......see if you can meet someone from here who is knowledgeable in the rust issues of these cars.....the rest can be fixed relatively easily......
How do you know that you have a break booster issue??
I dunno about the shifting to 3rd.....but it may be possible that the brake booster and transmission issues are both vacuum related.....
As far as the car wandering....and the 2" of play in the steering wheel....could be a number of things.....
and why do you think the rear springs are shot?? could be just shocks...
and why do you think that the alternator is on it's way out??
SB
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Diesels:
'85 300D, "Max, Blue Benz", 155K, 27.0 MPG
'84 190D 2.2, "Eva, Brown Benz", 142K, 40.2 MPG
'77 240D (parts car)
'67 Eicher ES 202 Tractor "Otto" (2cyl, Air Cooled, 30HP)
Gassers:
'94 Ford F-150, "Henry", 170K (300 Six) 17.5 MPG
'85 190E 2.3, 148K....Parts Car
'58 Dodge W300M Powerwagon (Flat Fenders) Less than 10 MPG
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