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Old 03-26-2008, 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by quickster View Post
I'm just afraid of getting involved with another money pit. I've been reading on the signs of potential problems, and this car has a few of them. Maybe if he wants to let it go for 2k or less I'll get it. That low rpm vibration and roughness is definitly a putoff.
The 1990 300D engine is actually one of MB's better efforts... the one to stay away from is the 1990 350 engine. The 3.5 liter has perhaps the worst reputation out of all MB diesels in the last 30 years, arguably, but the 5 cylinder in a 300D from that period should be every bit as reliable as a 300SDL from 86-87.
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1982 240D
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