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Originally Posted by brownrice78
I agree with some of what is been said. my MB diesel is more of a hobby than a serious daily commuter. I use a newer Audi A4 as an everyday car. I think it would be a bit too much to really count on these cars day in and day out. After all, they are more than 20 years old. Just a thought.
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I wouldn't say you can't count on them necessarily ... I guess it depends on the car and what your daily needs consist of. I use my 87 300D as a daily driver and it's basically dependable. I do have the Jeep as a backup, but honestly in the last two years I've had more problems with the Jeep than the 300D. You never know when something major's going to fail I guess, but basically the 300 doesn't worry me a lot in that capacity ... most of the things that go wrong are graceful failures and I'm able to fix them or get them fixed without much disaster. Maybe I have to bum some rides off family members for a couple days.
That said, I wouldn't depend on my 240D as a daily driver, even though it starts/run/drives well. With 363k on it there are way too many potential surprises.
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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)
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