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05-19-2007, 11:06 PM
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How old are we?
I am 67 and married for 40 years. Still love the old car hobby but this is my first Mercedes, 65 180D. I love all kinds of cars and it shows:
1923 Statley One Lung Engine, 1.5hp 1924 Model T Ford, Fordor 1926 Model T Ford, Tudor 1926 Model T Ford, Roadster Pickup 1929 Model A Ford Sports Coupe 1952 Ferguson Tractor 1955 Supercharged VW 1957 Porsche Speedster 1961 VW 1964 Karmann Ghia Vintage Racer 1967 Porsche 912 1971 VW Campmobile 1972 Custom VW 1988 Mustang GT5.0 Convertible 
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05-19-2007, 11:34 PM
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I'm 18
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05-19-2007, 11:38 PM
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25 ... half of the time I feel like I'm 13 and the other half I feel 65 ...
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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles 1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles 2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles 2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles 1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles 1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)
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05-19-2007, 11:40 PM
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49 and feeling like it
I'm surprised at how young a lot of you are. Going by the answers to many questions , you would think that you're all seasoned veterans to this Mercedes hobby. I'm 49 and have worked on cars all my driving life, I could not afford this hobby if I had to pay for the repairs.
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05-19-2007, 11:40 PM
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I'm 18
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05-19-2007, 11:50 PM
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Yes, I'm pretty surprized at some of the ages I'm seeing here also. Some of you guys seem a lot older when we talk about these cars, and repairs, and everything to do with them.. I won't jack this thread, but I've got a semi-related topic for you guys. I'll post it as a new thread.
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05-20-2007, 01:16 AM
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31ish,
rapidly aging as I have two kids (2 and 4 years old). They always want to help, which is good. My four year old dropped the wheel bearings in the sand, which is bad. -nB
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05-20-2007, 01:43 AM
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nearly 25. It doesn't surprise me that many of the gear heads here are younger, I was huge into cars in my late teens, and then my interest sort of dropped off, at least until I got my mercedes
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05-20-2007, 01:44 AM
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45 and tore-up.......
I agree with what a lot above have said. Lots of sharp young folks on this forum. Amazing actually! A lot more on the ball than I was at that age. My son turned 19 Friday, and had a good time today driving the 240D around on our errands. He does pretty good with a stick. He enjoyed it, but isn't ready to abandon his Nissan Frontier pickup for one of these. His truck never breaks...... Man he spanked me in ping-pong today......  
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05-20-2007, 01:56 AM
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I know the feeling 45; not torn up but torn down as for my kid--sometimes when I am talking to my daughter I feel as if she is talking down to "the old geezer""--guess I did the same to my Mom at hat age too, however and I was a good son
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05-20-2007, 02:01 AM
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I am pretty suprised by the ages too... I am 27, and I really expected most of the people here would be my age or older. I figured mid 30's would be the average.
I actually never was interested much in cars or fixing them... actually, I still am not. But, having become of "responsible age," and having to drive a car to get to work and whatnot, I now have to deal with it. I don't have money to pay someone else to fix my car, I can't afford a new car, and I don't want my dad to have to give up every weekend to help me fix every stupid thing that goes wrong with my car. So... here I am learning on Mercedes diesels! From what I can tell, it is as good a place to start as anywhere.
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05-20-2007, 02:06 AM
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I work on my car first out of necessity due to lack of $$ and now enjoyment.. Even if I had the cash, I'd still do everything myself.
Guess most of the experts are young because unlike the old fold here, we can still handle the speed from tuning these things
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Ich liebe meine Autos! 1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL | Megasquirt MS3-Pro | 722.6 transmission w/ AMG paddles | Feind Motorsports Sway Bar | Stinger VIP Radar | AntiLaser Priority | PLX Wideband O2 | 150A Alternator | Cat Delete 1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Blown engine, rebuilding someday... 1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Rear ended, retired in garage. 2009 Yamaha AR230HO | Das Boot Excessive speeding? It ain't excessive till I redline!
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#29
05-20-2007, 03:25 AM
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well Iam the new kid here on the block, just signed us a few days ago,
been reading all the info for quite a while and learned a bunch. worked on other vehicles but not these MB. should of found this site a long time ago, could have bought three of these 123`s what I paid the local shops the past 10 years. I have an 85 calif car that ain`t calif any more, runs good now. Iam 63 for what`s that is worth, and still learning  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
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