It doesn't snow in Sacramento but summers are HOT (105+ sometimes)...thus the need for A/C. Sometimes my E300 decides not to give me cold air through the outside vents and instead sends heated air, it makes for one nasty drive. Also, I have a cabin in Tahoe and go there in the winter when it is snowing.....plus I'm not too certain a 240D could make it "up the hill" judging by its less-than-spectacular performance on a downhill onramp. For the E300 driving up to Tahoe is a piece of cake.

I will have to concede, though, that when I first stepped on that 240's brake pedal it surprised me how little is required to bring it to a stop. My E300's pedal has much more play in it; on the 240 I barely had to press it.

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99 E300 TD -- sold
01 540i 6 spd

240s can make it fine. I drove my 81 300d up highway 88 last spring and it was a champ, albeit a large drop in power, but certainly managable. You just have to build up speed for the steeper grades. Luckily 80 is pretty mild, nothing a 240 can't handle at least.

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1983 300d Turbo (Daily Drive) -- 243,000 miles
1979 280ce AMG (Beginning extreme restoration) -- 141,410 miles
1979 Yamaha Chappy LB50 (Awating new points) -- 1411.6 miles

1981 300d Euro 4 speed -- 188,421 km -- SOLD
1979 300d Euro 4 speed (Sold to Brother) -- 257,000 miles

A Collection of w123 AMG Cars and Parts

they don't have any excess power but that is what gears are for.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I learned to drive on the beach on Dad's 1929 model A Ford at 10 years old
Worst thing I ever drove was an Autocar 10 wheel dump truck with a quad box 16 speed 16 gears and i was still never in the right one out plowing on 95 in the line of plow trucks no power steering either

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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)

I hope to drive my 240D four speed someday soon. Still have the original Becker so maybe I can pull out my tapes again

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

8 tracks? maybe a good ole 3 dog night song

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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)

I have some Peter Frampton on 8-track

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty.[/IMG]

How about cassette? I don't think Becker ever made an 8-track player.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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DrDKW

Nope, and as a result there are fewer and fewer people in the U.S. who actually know how to drive a standard. With the advent of commercial heavy duty automatics it probably won't be long before the commercial trucks are all auto trans.

My father, to his credit, made my brother, sister and I learn to drive on a manual and take our driving tests with a manual. I like the idea that I can drive just about anything you put in front of me.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

how long would it take for a newbie to learn to drive a manuel 240d?

if the clutch burned... how screwed would i be? how much to replace it?

Doesn`t take long to master the technique of letting the Clutch Peddle out to the friction point, taking your foot off the Brake Peddle and giving it the right amount of fuel as you let the Clutch peddle out.

It will take some practice to get it all coorinated where you after a while don`t think about it and it just comes natural. some people it takes longer than others and some have a mental blockage and never get it down.

The most difficult part is starting on a hill, w/o rolling back before you get her rolling in a forward direction. having a vehicle up close to your rear bumper will make you nervous. then you rev up the engine, let the Clutch out and she bucks and kicks and sometimes kill the engine.

This speeding up the engine and slipping the clutch is what causes excessive wear and will burn the clutch lining and glaze it and the Pressure Plate. then when that happens the Clutch gets grabby and chatters when you let out on the peddle till she is rolling and up to speed.

Do not use the Clutch to hold you on a hill, ie slipping it while in gear to hold the car. this will destroy it.

The best thing to do at a stop light is to take it out of gear and remove your foot from the peddle. this takes the pressure off the Release/throw out bearing and the fingers (springs) on the pressure Plate.

There is no reason a Clutch will not survive 100,000 miles and much longer depending on the operators use and abuse. many different drivers on the same vehicle will also depend on the life of the Clutch.

Here is a cost of the parts. from this site.
1982 Mercedes-Benz 240D Sedan - Clutch & Flywheel - Page 1

If you do the work, then it is a cost of parts and your time. take it to a shop, you pay for labor, mark up on the parts, enviro fees etc...


Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works