Yes, I've driven it. I only got to drive my old 350SDL 40 miles or so since the motor was on borrowed time.

There's another great way to get an amazing diesel on a budget. Find a 350SDL that's about to croak with an excellent body and swap in a 603.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

ha... I just want my damn panels.. If I had known hatty was going to be a pita with them and then pussy foot around with them because he broke his foot I would have never bought the damn car.. or asked for $700 off the price of it because they are expensive.

I just want my damn panels... that is all I want and I might be happy with the SDL.. that and we need to stop referencing to it as "Hattys car".. its my car now.. I have to stop refering to it as his car.. its my pile... mine.. mine mine mine mine

Coda is a great car. Beautiful interior.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

True but...... Post #10

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Man am I out of the loop these days......

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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

I need to show pics to my wife to convince her. I really do love the velour interior on that SDL. When do you plan to visit CT again. Maybe you could drive it up. I'd actually be fine flying down to you if you picked me up at the airport. Then I'd drive it home and visit all my peeps on the east coast on the way home.

I will have a GTG EVERY YEAR as long as I'm alive. And just in case you didn't hear me the first time, thanks again for all your help and contributions, it was a pleasure meeting you.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

well its my car now and if I want to sell it then it would be refered to as " Thedon's car for sale"

not oh man hattys car is for sale again..


The car that was previously owned by hatty

Do it. I'd love to see another epic thread started in relation to the sale of that particular machine

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

You're right. If I lost the panel on the '95 I'd have it for sale the next day......

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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

lol maybe.. maybe not.. I want my sound encapsulation panels bad... then ill decide.. plus I dont even know what I'd want next.. maybe something in the SEC flavor.

You could just dynamat the crap out of the SDL for your sound capsule or whatever.

Hatty's SDL reminds me of the game Hot Potato, except the potato is an SDL, and it'll get rapidly passed around until the transmission grenades itself

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1980 240d
1999 SL500

Looks like Captain Coda went to bed. I guess I'll have to wait until he signs on again to hear his proposal.

Your 300SEL is pretty nice too Tyler. Does it have the reclining rear seats?

I don't know if I could go back to a gasser after becoming so thoroughly obsessed with diesel. Sometimes I miss my Acura TLS and my CL, but then I get in my 123s and feel the soul that was lacking in every car I've owned prior to them.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

Who's????

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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

Not a problem. Although next year make sure you get to me early about any contributions as my collection of Mercedes stuff is starting to dwindle....

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

No breaking, uh, I mean reclining rear seats. Don't fear the gasser, especially the inline 6 variety.

daw's car I think would be the best fit for you, though.

Also, the transmission in Hattie's former car currently owned by The Don has no transmission issues that I noticed.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!