I just wanted to say Hi and report in. What happened to me?
1. We had a baby
2. I got poor
3. My new job works me just too hard
4. Gas got expensive and I sold my 300D for $1K to a guy who would love it, turned down some bigger offers much higher
5. My Homeowner's Association shut me down
6. I got old and a case of the middle age blues
7. I got interested in Mountain Climbing believe it or not
8. I work on Cars just as much, because I cannot afford to, I just do it when the neighbor's are away or asleep. I just got a new CH 60 gallon compressor
9. I can only afford to drive $1000 Bobo's, I have a fleet of 5 of them
10. My favorite car is my Suzuki Sidekick I bought for $800. Its like a minature tank, just like a 240D or 300D and has ateenie weenie 1.6L gas engine and 4WD. I drove it off the side of a ravine when I lost control on ice going for a mountain climb and then...just drove it right back out and continued on my trip

Welcome back!!

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

I was wondering what happend to you, sorry you had to sell the 300D!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Always good to hear from you Richard. Your posts are never predictable!
Congrats on the baby. Sheesh! That is a young mans game.
Careful with that mountain climbing!

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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

We missed your great posts! Sidekicks are truly underrated little 4WD vehicles - they make good thrashers and parts chasers.

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1984 300TD

Good to hear from you, Rich.

You need to think about converting that Suzuki to a VW diesel...

Rick (still apologizing for the "Mack Blue" business)

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

Sidekicks are called Gypsy here and are truly a legend, a small little extremely reliable 4WD with heart of gold, In India they are used by police and army as well and stand up well to the rigors of their duty in difficult terrains.

Btw, welcome back.

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99 Gurkha with OM616 IDI turbo

2015 Gurkha with OM616 DI turbo

2014 Rexton W with OM612 VGT

that's the only excuse you need. Keep on rockin!

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2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel - 4x4, auto, 3.54 gears, long bed
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'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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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

What's a bobo?

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Yeah, maybe I need to get me one of those....

Rich , how 'bout some haiku? I miss your thought provoking posts...

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

Spew

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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

Ghurka--he's got a brother who's a Jet pilot

Jimmy L--hope I wasn't wrong about that Volvo Diesel and its still running

RS899---the other day I was daydreaming of painting my Sidekick RS899 Green and I was going to ask for that formula he has

Hatteresguy --- great sense of humor, dresses real nice, gave the site some class

what's a "Bobo" -- an inexpensive $900 car that has basic mechanical integrity but when it goes bad,or needs $70 of parts you just junk it or give it to the kid next door and lose nothing--you fix it with duct tape and junkyard parts and G-- forbid, you never wax it or wash it or clean it, maybe its got like 5 owner's history in the glove compartment because you dont even bother to look

Ah! I was actually just thinking of you the other day! I noticed that since I returned to posting here, I had not seen you, and I actually searched your most recent posts for clue to your whereabouts.

Good to know you're okay, but I'm sad to hear you sold the 300D. You and that car were so very inspiring for me. The new owner better pamper that car, or I will hunt them down!

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- K.C.Adams

'77 300D Euro Delivery
OM617 turbo / 4-speed swap
404 Milanbraun Metallic / 134 Dattel MB-Tex

Current status:
* Undergoing body work

My '77 300D progress thread

There was a Volvo diesel wagon lifting it's skirt when I would drive by but I never rubbed that inner thigh......

So if your bobo needs a cheap junkyard part, can you still hunt for that in your drawers? [in the dead of winter].......

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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