Hello fellas, after about 10yrs. of being diesel less, I'm back with 84 300D sedan. I think I will forever have a soft spot for W123 cars. My first one was 82 300D sedan, which served me for about 4 years, and the only thing I recall I had to replace (besides regular maintenance items) were two burned out bulbs. Then, I've had W124 for another 4 years with pretty much the same results. What a great cars they are!

At any rate, I have a question to a few chosen ones who have/had a privilege to drive Euro 300D NA with 5 speed. I was just curious how it'd compare to W123 (not W124) 300D Turbo with auto? Those cars are so rare and there are so few of them around, that I really have a hard time finding real world impressions on how the drive. If any of the present or past owners could chime in, it'd be greatly appreciated. Cheers!