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07-07-2007, 08:32 AM
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If I move back to England I'm getting one of these!
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07-07-2007, 10:24 AM
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lucky buggers!
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2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel - 4x4, auto, 3.54 gears, long bed ------------------------------------- '92 300D 2.5 Turbodiesel - sold '83 300D Turbodiesel - 4 speed manual/2.88 diff - sold '87 300D Turbodiesel - sold '82 300D Turbodiesel - sold
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07-07-2007, 10:36 AM
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Why England? Someone on the forum recently bought one here in the US.
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07-07-2007, 10:46 AM
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steering wheel and price. If you look at that site and see what used cars go for. They are about 1/4th compared to here. Which is ironic because they are about 50% more expensive when new.
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07-07-2007, 11:51 AM
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The handle to the right of the steering wheel is for the ejection seat?
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07-07-2007, 11:54 AM
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Thats the handbrake! Twist and pull to engage, twist and push to release.
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07-07-2007, 11:55 AM
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Actually there is a perfectly logical reason to that.
Used cars prices in the USA are the highest in the developed world because of Mexico. Actually the closest you get from The Border, the highest the used cars cost. Ever wondered why 10-20 year old pickups, SUV and small japanese cars are wickedly difficult to find and are often mightly more expensive than same vintage luxury cars. In England to export used cars, you need to put them in a boat and that is more difficult than to just drive it to Tijuana or Nogales. In continental Europe you can drive them to eastern Europe or better to the Ferry in Southern Spain direction the Maghreb. But Mexico (and Latin America) can actually absorb more used cars than East Europe and Africa put together. Hence the demand and the price differencial.
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07-07-2007, 12:02 PM
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If you move back to England, what will they say about your Texas accent??
 I have often wondered what it would be like to drive a manual RHD car and shift left handed. Is first still top left? (ie: same pattern?)
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07-07-2007, 12:32 PM
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Quote:
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07-07-2007, 12:42 PM
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Even with a 5 speed I imagine that car is a total slug. Wagons are heavy and the 4 banger diesel is barely enough to get the sedan going.
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07-07-2007, 12:55 PM
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I haven't concluded that European used car prices are all that good. $1000 for that wagon seems like a reasonable price, not cheap.
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1977 300d 70k--sold 08 1985 300TD 185k+ 1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03 1985 409d 65k--sold 06 1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car 1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11 1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper 1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4 1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13
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07-07-2007, 01:02 PM
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I imagine they have the same rust issues if not worse.
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07-07-2007, 01:35 PM
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Lucky buggers, they get the REAL (slow) W123's.
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07-07-2007, 02:13 PM
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I didn't think wagons were that much heavier than sedans???
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Jimmy L. '05 Acura TL 6MT 2001 ML430 My Spare Gone: '95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black '85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White '80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed'81 300TD 240K "Smash" '80 240D 230K "The Squash" '81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John
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07-07-2007, 02:20 PM
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3196lbs for a 300D and 3571lbs for a 300TD are MB's official weight specs.
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