Is it a member on this forum who owns a 123 240D in Avondale or Goodyear AZ? Incredible thing happened on the way in to work this morning. I'm driving in at about 06:45, it's still dark but the unmistakable shape of a 123 flashes past me (I'm stopped at an intersection). I catch up with it and it's a 240D. The incredible thing about it is NO SMOKE! I mean not a hint. Even when he was pulling away from the lights. I weaved inandout of traffic a bit to get directly behind him and managed to do so at the last light before we climbed up an on ramp to the elevated freeway. I had my lights shining directly on the back of his car as he pulled off and floored it up the on ramp to the freeway. NO SMOKE! No a hint and that's with my headlights lighting up his rear end. I remember being afraid of driving my 240D at night because it was almost impossible to see thru the smokescreen I'd leave behind me. This car was incredible. The engine has to be perfect. I couldn't believe it but the car is out there and in operation. Whoever the owner is he is a very fortunate individual. I drove behind it on the freeway a bit and looked very carefully for some sign of smoke but nothing, nada, zip! Awesome car.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Insane as it sounds there are MB owners who have no idea of this forum. Ive run into 2 such people in my small town so far.

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1985 300D 198K sold
1982 300D 202K
1989 300E 125K
1992 940T

"If you dont have time to do it safely, you dont have time to do it"

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

I know. I was just hoping he might be one of us.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Don't stalk him or you might get shot. Maybe wave if you see him again and be real polite. They still hang horse thieves in AZ.

Perhaps it's actually a gasser in drag.

LOL I'm not sure if some of the people driving old MBs and BMWs, that I have come across, even know what the Internet is....

Even people I work with -- and part of our job is to maintain a website -- are nonplussed by the idea of people driving old cars, and going online to get advice on how to maintain/fix them. For them the Net is a news source and shopping mall.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

I thought of that but it wasn't going fast enough.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

I know what you mean. Most of my colleagues - and my wife - think I'm nuts.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

How can a 240d 'flash past you'?

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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

If it is on fire

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I could not own any MB without the help from you...fellow forum members.


83 300td 207,XXX

I seem to remember a pretty enthusiastic member here w/ a 240D from that area of AZ...

Let's see if he shows.

FWIW, my 240D doesn't smoke either.

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1982 240D auto 152k
1984 380SL 113k
2015 Ram 2500 6.7 Cummins
Previous:
1985 300DT
1984 190D 5sp Euro

It can if I'm sitting at an intersection and its crossing in front of me from left to right.

- Peter

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

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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