Ok, I don't want to hijack this thread, so I posted my answers to pawoSD's ??s in my earlier thread:

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=1980711&postcount=19

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Current Mercedes
1979 maple yellow 240D 4-speed

Gone and fondly remembered:
1980 orient red 240D 4-speed

Gone and NOT fondly remembered:
1982 Chna Blue 300TD

Other car in the stable:
2013 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI / 6-speed MT