I'm revisiting the idea of getting a diesel after a long pause due to the extreme weather here in Minnesota. I thought maybe if I get one that is not my main vehicle and try it out for a while to see how it can work out. So I have been doing some research here between a 300D turbo and a manual 240D and it seems like I'm leaning towards a 1980 240D 4M w/ 280k.
My question is if I'm going to get one with higher miles so the price is a bit lower, would the tranny last if its been taking cared of. Car in consideration has 280k. Is then about the time when things start to need to be replaced more to keep things running smooth? I see other members talking about 240D's with 300-400k on them, is that with the original tranny?