well my high mileage award came to day, and i was not expecting it this fast. i sent it off like 1.5 weeks ago. i will install the emblem asap. the booklet thing is cool, i though i would only get a small box with the award.

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Grey '91 350SDL 214k Dad's car
Beige '81 240D 4 Speed 254k SOLD
Blue '82 300D 225k SOLD
White '95 E300D 46k SOLD
Blue '87 190D 2.5 Turbo 315k SOLD
Brown '80 240D 4 Speed 716k SOLD
Beige '80 300D N/A 119k SOLD
Blue '85 300D Model 186k T-Boned

yo thats pretty cool. im almost at 250k miles or 402,336 kilometers. when are the badges issued? how much are they?

these tags are free. all you need to do is print and fill out the form, get it signed by a dealer, and then send it off.

here is the pdf you need:
http://www.mbusa.com/media/downloads/main/heritage/High_Mileage_Application.pdf

The levels of achivements are:
250,000 km / 155,000 miles
500,000 km / 312,000 miles
750,000 km / 468,000 miles
1,000,000 km / 625,000 miles
1,000,000 miles

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Grey '91 350SDL 214k Dad's car
Beige '81 240D 4 Speed 254k SOLD
Blue '82 300D 225k SOLD
White '95 E300D 46k SOLD
Blue '87 190D 2.5 Turbo 315k SOLD
Brown '80 240D 4 Speed 716k SOLD
Beige '80 300D N/A 119k SOLD
Blue '85 300D Model 186k T-Boned

6K miles away from the first one with my W123.....and about 35K away with my W116 for the first one...

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Thanks for posting the km/mi conversion and plateaus.. I couldn't find mine and wanted to know how many before my second badge. I see I have another 46K miles to go. (also have to update my sig)

Thanks Again!

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Nello Tare

1982 300D (266,001 mi.) looking and running great

Previously owned:
1976 450 SLC
1983 300D
1976 300D
also
1982 Jaguar XJ6 (loved, but gone)

They are free from Mercedes. You can look up the form to use via the search option on this site, print out the form, get it signed by any Benz dealer, send it to the address. Miles required are about 156,000 or 250,000 kilos for the first badge. There is another at 500,000 and another at 750,000kilos. You will also receive a nice letter of commendation suitable for framing.
Plus you will get a booklet of items you may purchase....model cars, watches, etc. Cool stuff. Enjoy

Regards

Run-em
1983 300 SD "SPARKY THE DIESEL"

"Sparky" the diesel? Is that like Curly, the bald guy?

Not at all. Sparky has been an appropriate name for my beloved 300 sd since day one of my ownership tenure......when it set fire via electrical sparks to some carpet insulation in the interior tunnel just below the cigarette lighter. And there I were, whizzin down the Jersey turnpike at 85 to 90 in ass-hole to belly button/ cheek to cheek traffic. The wifey screams "We're on ffffffffire #$@*&^%$#@@)*&^% !!!!!!!!!! So, I grab her with my right hand to prevent her bailin outa the car, steer with my left knee, brake and gas it with my right foot, and try to pull out the ashtray with my left hand. Multi-tasking at its best. Well, sir, you can say all you want about the rudeness of the New Jersey people, but when they see black smoke rollin outa the sun roof and windows of a black Benz, and bein driven quite oddly by two people jumpin and squirmin inside, they back the hell off and I had all lanes to myself very suddenly. I guess it is just sumpthin about wantin to see the kids/wife/house or even tomorrow that triggered the self preservation instinct in em and allowed us to pull over to the roadside and extinguish the fire . And like all good Benzes, it has had its' share of blown fuses/ fussy window switches/ climate control/ blower issues to keep Mama Benz proud. So. yes ...."SPARKY THE DIESEL" it is.

Regards

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1983 300 SD - aka., "SPARKY THE DIESEL"

Folks in Texas don't pay no mind to people acting like that on the roads, they figure the driver is playing with a gun or sumptin.

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!