I'd like to hear more about your sailing adventure. Perhaps a post on the open discussion? My sailboat is on Lake Ontario between Niagara Falls and Rochester so that kind of cruise is in my future at some time.

I'd take a filter with me on the bus. I flew across the Atlantic to pick up my 307d in London in the dead of winter. I'd only seen a 15 yr old picture of the vehicle but trusted the seller. The owner had already moved to Spain so I picked up the keys for a newsagent in the nearest town. I think the taxi driver thought I was nuts. Carried lots of tools. The airline inspectors must have thought I was a terrorist. The next time I flew over I had oil filters an oil changing plastic bucket and a water pump. Put all my socks and underwear in the oil change container for the trip.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13