We need a better description on hard starts? Could you tell us more? Hard starts have a lot of variables like fuel, glow plugs, battery, starter motor. These cars run nice when all is well, but they are not hot rods. You have a large heavy car there with about the same hp as a 53 Mercury giving you a zero to 60 time of about 17, (really good) to about 19/20 seconds about normal. That is not fast, hardly brisk but very a very luxurious ride.

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1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
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