I suspected this battery of being bad once before in another car. Maybe it finally died?
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The size battery both of my cars are supposed to have would not fit in most other cars. Diesels have high compression ratios (typically over twice that of most gassers) and require a lot more amps to crank over.

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Semibodacious Transmogrifications a Specialty

1990 300D 2.5 Turbo sedan 171K (Rudolf)
1985 300D Turbo TD Wagon 219K (Remuda)

"Time flies like and arrow, yet fruit flies like a banana"
---Marx (Groucho)