My 26 year old '76 300D is my daily driver while the 90 Jaguar mostly stays in the garage (at home in the garage---not the shop garage). My 1970 220D with over 720,000 miles (and still running) is taking a rest in the back yard. No ignition system to fuss with. No carburetors to fuss with. Dependability and longevity is unmatched in a gasoline vehicle. As for "get up and go" the 18 wheeler will beat me on a drag but once I am rolling I can keep up with any of them---but who needs 60 mph in 7 seconds? In normal traffic I keep up with the rest of them and not infrequently I am just sitting there waiting for the driver in his super-whatsit to wake up when the light changes. So much for my two cents worth.

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K. Weimer
300SD (1)
300D (5) [Plus 1 parts]
300SEL 4.5 (2)
280SE (4)
280 (2)
250 (1)
250SE (1)
240D (7) [Plus 1 parts]
220D (11) [Plus 3 parts]
200D (2) [Plus 1 parts]
180c (with sunroof)

1995 Nissan UD1800 rollback
"If I can't fix it, it don't get fixed"