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I bet that thing would flip over immediately if there was a gentle curve in the road. Look how far inboard the leaf springs are, it would give you whiplash in all directions just driving it around town.
 If I had to take a 240D off road I would take the Dutch road construction Unimog in my sig. 
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Wonder what it does to the fuel economy? BTW....it is NOT a brush guard. Its a deer catcher. Cheers, Bill
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09-10-2006, 11:43 PM
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In my 'hood its a crackhead deflector
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You guys can laugh and jeer all you want but that brush guard car looks pretty good to me. Especially with blacked out grill and trim, emblem sawed off. An admirable and fine looking vehicle. Exactly NOT the kinda car that appeals to snobs. More of a working man's Benz and thats what makes it cool. I'll betcha folks see it everyday and even wonder what kinda car it is.
Meanwhile the annual 123club Car Show was held this weekend at St.Louis. Everybody had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon. Huge attendance that included an immaculate time capsule 4-spd 240D with just 4,000 miles. Euro cars too. And even a custom convertible/restoration in progress built on what had been a burned out fire-damaged 300CD body shell. And one of the awards categories was for "original customization" - imagine that!
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W123's, 1st and 2nd (detuned M110 motors). Tell me that was a paved course. Sorry, I don't remember what year... 1978??
Jay.
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Off road 240d?
Bleutus, my W123 has a hitch. I thought that was fairly unusual. Living in the farmlands with a quarter mile drive, I was thinking of mounting a snow plow on the front end for when I get snow by the foot. Then I realized,.....
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09-11-2006, 05:35 PM
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London to Sydney.
Sorry, got that one wrong.
Jay
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I did not know these models came with a $900 rear transaxle...
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09-12-2006, 10:57 PM
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Broke the bank at $135.83
Worth it for the brush guard alone. Bucket seats are a bonus.
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09-13-2006, 05:01 PM
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That was cheap enough.
Cheers, Bill
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where I came from, they call that a deer killer... What else do you do when you catch them? It's not like "catch & release" saturday morning fishing... BTW, her name is "Venny" and she's in the freezer. PMU
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"Killer" works for me too. Cheers, Bill
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