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02-14-2012, 01:08 PM
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Can Anyone Here Beat This???
In 1982 my son learned to drive and passed his test in my new 300D.
In 2002 my grandson learned to drive and passed his test in my 20-year-old 300D - then ran it for over a couple of years. In 2012, last Sunday, my great-grandson (4 years old) was seen driving my 30-year-old 300D around the car park…  Hmmmm  …….... I wonder if it’s gonna last another 12 years???
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02-14-2012, 01:12 PM
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It should be fine so long as you don't let that 4 year old carry on driving it.
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior  Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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02-14-2012, 01:16 PM
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1) You were sane enough to give a NEW car MBZ to a 16 years old to learn to drive and used it as the test drive vehicle. If anything happened then you would be $30K in the hole at 1982 $ value. 2) All boys in the family 3) It is illegal to put a 4 years old behind the wheel unless it is on private property. Wish you luck in 12 years time.
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Not MBZ nor A/C trained professional but a die-hard DIY and green engineer. Use the info at your own peril. Picked up 2 Infractions because of disagreements. NOW reversed.  W124 Keyless remote, PM for details. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-used-parts-sale-wanted/334620-fs-w124-chasis-keyless-remote-%2450-shipped.html 1 X 2006 CDI 1 x 87 300SDL 1 x 87 300D 1 x 87 300TDT wagon 1 x 83 300D 1 x 84 190D ( 5 sp ) - All R134 converted + keyless entry.
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02-14-2012, 01:17 PM
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I was on the riding mower at 4, he will be fine!
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02-15-2012, 04:23 AM
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Most of the four year olds that I meet whilst taking my two four year old daughters to day care seem to be more rational than their stressed out crazy mothers! I'd rather see the four year old driving than the self righteous carnage in car parks made by nutty over worked stressed out parents. I read recently that parents with young children are most likely to be amongst the most depressed and unhappy in society - it shows at the local school we have to pass on the way to day care - there was a cat fight in the car park the other day as a result of a parking dispute.
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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02-15-2012, 06:08 AM
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I cannot beat that story!
Wonderful. 
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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual. [SIGPIC]..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.
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02-15-2012, 08:24 AM
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sort of...
in 1931, my grandfather purchased a new model a ford coupe...
in 1971, my father started driving it for him, and assisting with the repaint of the vehicle... (apparently 40 year old paint cracks a tad...) the original engine was getting a little tired at that point, so he and I (ok, I'm only 3 at the time, but I helped some...) dropped the pan, and POURED NEW BABBIT INTO THE RODS... we got the car going, and had fun in parades etc with the car for a while... we went overseas for a spell, due to air force duties, and returned in 84, cleaned up the car again, and started driving it around town (lifetime plates are amazing...) mostly for just fun trips to the movies etc... in 1985, when I graduated high school, grandpa brings the car for me to take to the beach in... STUPIDLY I chose to take my toyo celica, since it's such a drive with mountains and such... but the car was available to me. in 1992 my younger brother's wedding the car gets some use in pictures and family stuff, and we drive it around town after. the same vehicle is proudly parked in my sister's garage for her currently 10 year old son to someday drive, if we don't sell it... so... 71 years and counting... same family with the car... how's that?
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!  1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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02-15-2012, 10:34 AM
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The worst part of having a Great-grandson is having a son who is a Grandfather!  Yeah. Parents these days are paranoid about their kids, keep them spoilt, caged and wrapped up in cotton wool and then just set `em loose on the rest of us when they turn 16! I had complete freedom to explore the world from a very early age when I was a kid and likewise did my own. I leased this car along with two 240D`s as company cars and never envisaged I would still be running this one 30 years later! I was running a Diesel Injection workshop and they just seemed an obvious choice. My first diesel car was a 180D I bought from Perkins Diesel in 1964 when I left the company to open my own business and I have always run a diesel since. We had been using it as a test bed for development of the C99, a prototype 1800cc diesel for cars and light commercial vehicles. The C99 was toast but the old 180 engine had very low mileage. Quote:
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02-15-2012, 10:55 AM
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Awesome stories Gents.
I dont have a comparable story. I do have my daughter behind the wheel when possible. We started at 1.5-2 years old standing in daddies lap holding the wheel. Now at 3.5 she can steer the car on her own while I control the pedals and keep a loose hand on the wheel. This is ofcourse only done on private property with no chance of contact with another vehicle. We expect she will we able to drive long before the state deems appropriate, thus making her far more prepared for the responsibility of public driving when the day comes. On a Benz note. We plan for our daughter to drive one of our 300 diesels.
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83 300TD (need rear wiper assembly dead or alive) 84 300SD Daily driver 85 300TD almost 400k miles and driven daily. 98 E300D *sold 86 300SDL *sold and made flawless 10 hour journey to new home. 
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02-15-2012, 11:05 AM
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02-15-2012, 12:37 PM
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Great story Beagle ... mine's a two-generation car but unless I train my cat to drive I've got no one else to corrupt. I'm hoping my nephew ends up being an MB nut, though ... you never know.
vstech, my dad has a 1936 Chrysler Airflow that my grandfather bought new ... grandfather drove it to college, dad drove it to college. It's been sitting (garaged) for 20+ years but I hope someday to get it going again. My dad wants it to go in my garage, which I'd be fine with!
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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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02-15-2012, 12:46 PM
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My grandfather purchased a 1968 Austin Healey 3000 MK III new in Holland. He moved to Libya where his 4 daughters learned how to drive on the car. He moved back to Houston and drove the car another 10 years until my grandmother told him it was unsafe and he parked it in the Garage. When I was 15 he taught me how to drive stick on the car. The car then remained in the garage until a few weeks ago when I sold it for $20,000 sight unseen to a collector in NY. It had not been run in 13 years. My grandfather thought it was the greatest car on earth, he told me it handled better and was more "nimble" than my 1998 M3 that I got new. After he passed no one was really interested in undertaking a restoration on the car including myself. I hope it continues on.
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2001 G500 (45k and counting) 1991 350SDL (211 and counting) 1998 C43 (50k) Silver/Black (sold) 1995 E500 (40k and counting) Pearl Black/Anthracite (sold) 1991 300CE (50k and counting) Silver/Black Cloth (sold) 1983 300D - 79k Classic White/Blue Leather 2002 E55 Obsidian Black/Black 1996 S600 Coupe - 75k Black/Black (traded) 1984 300D -145k (sold) Silver Blue Metallic/ Blue Leather 1985 300D - 87k (sold) Manganese Brown/ Palomino Leather 2005 E55, 50k(sold) Flint Gray/Black
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02-15-2012, 12:47 PM
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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02-15-2012, 04:25 PM
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Pfft, that's not needed to make her the most desirable woman on THIS planet! her love and abilities on the MB's give her the mark on this website! keep bodhi going!
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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02-15-2012, 05:38 PM
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 With all the help I get here hopefully Bodhi will keep going and going.
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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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