I have a lot of time, money, and even some blood (literally! ) into the SDL at this point. Maybe I am vein but I just love it when Mercedes and even regular car people come up to me or my car at random times and compliment it. At work I park it so I can watch it and I see a lot of people do the double take. Some even walk around it and check it out. A number of times I have had people actualy come looking for the owner. They just wanted to check it out, or buy it. This is also with crap paint, with new paint look out! My SDL would have probably been run into the ground and junked by now if it wasn't for me. She was 90% of the way there when I dug her out of the snow and mud three years ago almost to the day.

I am sure you guys probably have some good stories as well!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Depends on the look on their face!

Classic! I have gotten the middle finger for no reason to.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

i like it. i often get business cards on my window with the 240D at least 1 time a week. my best time was when i had my exaust replaced on it and washed it. i was driving down town and a man was walking accross the street, i waved him threw and as he was jogging across, he started to slow down and pulled down his sun glasses to get a better look. I have also put alot of time and alot of money into the car. i have put more than double what i originally paid for the car into it. but i love my 240.

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1983 Euro 240D 277K
2016 Mazda 6
Coming Soon, 2013 Mercedes E350 Bluetec
Formers:
2012- Mazda 3
2007 Outlander- complete pile
1995 E300 Diesel 208K
2007 VW Passat 2.0T 63K SOLD
2003 Jaguar X-type 3.0 Sport Sold 04/11 w/88K
2009 Lexus RX350 9061 miles. Sold 04/09
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS:Totaled Sept.,09 @ 24,000
2003 Infiniti I35 58K Sold
1984 300 turbo diesel 222K

Hattie, you have a vein or two in your body. Whether that makes you VAIN or not is a different story.

To answer your question: A conditional YES. YES only if the are good looking females and want a ride and promise to ride me next.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

The wife and I pulled in to a Hotel in New Orleans with our 1990 300sel
all White with blue int and the door man tells her man thats old school
class.made me smile

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Keeping 'em Running
1990 300SEL
1994 E320
1989 E300

got a free car wash last week Owner came out said treat him special cause that car is special Now I know who'll get the detailing job come spring

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commercial fisherman diesel in my blood in my boats trucks and Dear old Dad has had me drivin them since i got my first license in 1968
1986 300 SDL 427654
1999 Chevy Crew Cab Dually 225423
1986 300 SDL 287000 Dad's
1987 190 Turbo 158000 Mom's (my inheritance)

On vacation in Gold Beach Oregon with a carload of people, I got the kind of attention I could do without.

A young State Trooper in an unmarked white Camaro gave me a ticket for doing 73 in a 55 mph highway, 4 lanes in each direction.

The California plates and the "Beverly Hills Ltd.- Mercedes Benz" dealer license plate frames on the car probably didn't help, either.

gahhhh

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

I stopped at a truck stop last month on I 10 in Fla. As I was preparing to
go in and pay for my fuel, a father and son passed, at which time I heard
the father say. Thats a Mercedes 300.....one of the best cars ever made.
yep, it puts a smile on yer face

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81 Mercedes 300SD 289k.......SOLD
82 Mercedes 300CD 252k......slow ride

82 mercedes 300 SD...mi Unknown
83 Mercedes 300D ????ksniff..gone too
84 Mercedes 300D 148k........SOLD
85 Mercedes 300TD 386k and holding some one elses project

I always fill my wife's E300 for her. We both work in the same town and a short distance from each other. (unfortunately, other circumstances greatly limit our ability to car pool) One day after I had fillered her car at noon and brought it back I was walking back to my 1981 300D. I was just about to the car and a man drove doing a serious rubber neck to check out my 300D. I thought the his neck was going to snap or that he would run in to a parked car. Just wait until I get Miss Margaret back from getting repainted. Then there will be some neck snapping.

You can get away with that in Beverly Hills ?
With attitude like that no wonder you got busted.

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

Yes, I'm guessing that going more than 30% over the posted limit had more to do with getting a ticket than what kind of license plate frame you had on your car.

I've gotten a ticket in a rusted, crapped out VW Rabbit as well as a mint MB. I doubt the kind of car you drive makes the slightest bit of differenc.

Ha, that was going to be my response... I like to think that my car looks pretty nice, but I'm biased. I was having fun last night on my way home on the expressway. Traffic was really moving (probably close to 80 - my speedo's broke), and I would floor it whenever I found a good gap in traffic, leaving a nice plume of smoke behind me. It feels good to put the engine through it's paces and give it a nice italian tune-up everyonce in a while. The pick-up is pretty impressive at that speed. I baby it most of the time.

My 84 300 d with turbo is going to get the euro specs if everything works out,the original gold paint needs a respray but the interiors mint.The euro headlights and bumper will sharpen up things a bit ,cant wait to show it off at the june car meet ,its a clean little texas car.Our local mayor was interested in my car,hes real big into this biodiesel ,the cities municipal trucks all run on it .Maybe a future generator for city hall next year.

The best response is when people think my E is a 2000+ or so model. After I admit it's a '97, usual "WOW" or slight dropping of jaw proceeds. It's funny. I had a kid @ a gas station once ask if it was a 2005, LOL... What can I say. I really love this car...

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