My dad (vstech) wants that to be my first car, couldn't he have picked something I wont have to work on?

Be thankful he is giving you a car !!!
Remember a second class ride is far better than a first class walk & that car is far better than a second class ride !!
My suggestion to your father is that every time you complain he should screw the throttle stop in a turn. & if you are still unhappy he should wire the waste gate open.

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I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

I told my Daughter her first car would also be a kit/rebuild deal. I think its a great way to instill some automotive knowledge, as well as some respect and pride in what you drive. Besides, driving a Diesel Benz to school should be the bomb, as well as really safe. Not to mention you wont have to feed it so much to go somewhere.

Then there is all that Daddy Daughter time, which is priceless.

heh, she's frustrated I'm planning this for her learning project...
then i told her she has to LEARN to drive in the 84 euro 300 4 speed manual...
after she replaces all the missing windows.
did everybody hear her scream?

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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 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Thanks for the vote of confidence Mark, but a 123 is a FAR cry from a 124 and your car did not have NEARLY this much damage...
I'm not sure I can fix this myself. I compared it to the undamaged 93 I've got nearly stripped, and WOW there is a lot of metal missing/crumpled on that car... and NOTHING to attach straps or chains to for the straightening...

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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 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Well post up some more pictures of the bent stuff - I'm sure you'll get enough advice here...

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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!

Hey layback - I've got some old chickens in the back of the garden that nobody wants any more - will you take 'em?

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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!

I think a 25 yr old previously wrecked MB turbodiesel (like that one), with 284K on it, is better than a new entry-level Asian tin-can. Especially at the price it's costing your Pops. What do you think of that?

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

Happy to if you pay the delivery !!

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Hey John,
Did she think that she would get any sympathy by posting on here?
At least you didnt try my trick ~ second hand bobcat for their 10th birthday. I was in the dog house for months over that !! All their friends at school wanted to come & play with it.
Maybe she would be better teaming up with Roy's daughter & comparing notes !!

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

Big trees are good, but you need 2 ~ one to secure the car to, the other for the block & tackle.

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

his and my daughter are EXACTLY the same age... to the day...
he's my inspiration...
at least I'm not making her fix rust!!!

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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 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Fixed it's the safest car she could ever own. I mean, what are the mathamatical odds of that car ever being in another major wreck....

Ask John about the w124 wagon I sold him. It would seem the odds for 1987 300td's are at least .06% or about 1 in 1500.

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


83 300td 207,XXX

OK I'll be flying in low under the radar as usual.

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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!