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My SL belonged to my grandmother since new, she gave it to me in 2002 with 111k. 127k on it currently.
Here is a photo of her taking delivery in Houston back in '85, This is me in the summer of 2003. Ol' Turbo has been around since September 11, 2007. This is the only photo I have from picking it up that weekend and visiting friends in the Denver area. Here is a photo from Ol' Turbo in 1987. Got it from the original owners from '85-'01
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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!!! |
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Been with me reliably for 9 years: my blue 300SDL, that is. 350 I've known for 9 years: a somewhat pricier term. The other grey 300SDL = 2 - 3 years. Silver 300SE (hey it's a W126) been in the fam for 9 bloomin' years.
The most active runners now are the blue 300SDL and the 300SE. Others are being worked on/stored.
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1987 300SDL (324000) 1986 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) (166000) 1978 Porsche 924 (99000) 1996 Nissan Pathfinder R50 (201000) |
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Hi
I got my first 300d (December 1980 build) in February !982. Its a parts car now. It did 800,000 miles before retirement and was still going well when it was put in the shed for the last time. Was given a 1968 230 auto in 1999 as a parts car, full of rust, it had been in a major crash early in its life & not repaired very well. Its still down behind the shed. My second 300d (November 1984 build) came in 2005, it has now done 400,000 miles. Previous owner overheated it & now it has breathing issues and high oil consumption. I intend to open up the motor & see if rings will fix it. Last month I got a 1987 w124 250td. It is a privately imported car, rough in the body, many small things not working properly, but mechanically very sound (I hope). |
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Got my 83 300D (dispatch date December 22, 1982) in January 19, 2004 with 138,038 miles on the odometer. Now it has 210k miles (probably less due to 3.69 rear end being installed from 138,038 miles to 205,205, after that it was back to 3.07, but more on that later).
My grandparents bought it new in 1983 (Feb 14) and owned it til the day I got it.
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Looks like I get to take the lead on this one (temporary, I'm sure).
I bought my 1983D in 1983.
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This is a special year for me - it was a good year... congrats.
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1987 Mercedes 300SDL; SOLD 1985 Mercedes 300D; SOLD 2006 Honda Pilot - wife's ride; 122K; 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser - 3X locked; 182K |
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Bought my 300D in August of 2007.
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1984 300D: 275,000 miles (soon to be for sale) In search of my 1987 300D in anything but white. |
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I think my signature is almost self explanatory. The first column lists the month\year I acquired the cars. Well....not quite. I know that 240 4speed was acquired when is was cold.....because it got snowed on once.
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daw_two Germantown, TN Links: Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior Cluster Needles Paint New Old Stock (NOS) parts Past: 3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda" 04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben" & many more |
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Too long , well since 2005 for the SDL. Wish I had bought another SD - damned car.
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1986 300SDL 201K Daily Driver 1984 300D In Progress 1989 240GL 196K Swedish Brick 1984 300SD -- Sold 289K ------------------------------ |
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My father bought my 1987 300D in April of 1987. I still have the dealer tag and a copy of the order sheet for it. I was 5, but I remember when he got it. Later it was one of the cars I learned to drive on. He gave it to me in 2003 and I've put a little over 70,000 on it to bring it to 262,000+. Knock on wood, it's still a very reliable daily driver and the interior looks awesome thanks to some major efforts on my part.
I will have had my 240D for a year on Jan. 5. Been a long, long year ... made a lot of progress, but boy do we have a long way to go.
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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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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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Bought my 1984 300CD on 9/28/2008. it has 129,000 on it. It now has 142,000 and running strong on Bio-Diesel.
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Moss Gate Bed & Breakfast 1985 300 TD GG done in by a red light runner 1984 300 CD Sold 2008 Titian 2000 Cadillac SLS 1966 FLH Sold 2003 Harley Ultra |
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Sadly, no diesels.
I bought my '86 300E in January of '89, a CPO coming off a three year lease. Now at 225K miles, it has been my hope to own the nicest 25 year old 300E in town. I'll make it to 25. Nice? That's subjective.
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62 220sb 67 250S 72 280SE 4.5 74 280C 77 300D 82 240D 85 190E 2.3 86 300E RIP 12/28/09 85 300SD 92 300D 2.5 00 E320 Current Over 1,000,000 miles in Benzes, Since66 ....and a whole passel of BMW 2002 and Tii |
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1987 300 SDL
I bought my SDL new in Aug. 1987. When I bought it, I told my father that I bought my retirement car. I retired 3 years ago. Why buy a MB if you don't plan to keep it? My newest MB is now 9 years old. THe SDL looks like new from 10 yards away (except for the wheels). The ML looks like new from 1 yard away. If you don't have a garage, forget it.
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Paul 1987 300 SDL; 2000 ML; '69 MGB; '68 VW Fastback |
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personally i have had the 240D since December of 2005 however my grandparents bought it in October of 1977
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