Mercedes Benz makes gas motors? Hmmmm. I wasn't aware.

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


83 300td 207,XXX

Only reason I got the MB is because it was diesel. Have fallen in love since then.

Goal was to run alternative fuel - settled on B100 instead of veggie oil after much reading.

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1979 300D 040 Black on Black - 1985 300D Maaco job (sadly sprayed over 199 Black Pearl Metallic) on Palamino

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Have driven the three MB diesels in the sig one after the other since 1965. Some years ago was given a 190b for parts to maybe someday bring back the 190Db. It (190b) has never run, and I'll never try to start it. So that should qualify me. The strange thing is, I got lured in back in high-school when I got a ride in a ponton 220S with the Hydrak clutch. What a neat car that was !!!

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1961 190Db retired
1968 220D/8 325,000
1983 300D 164,150

I messed up and bought a '71 250 once. After dealing with the dual Solex carbs in that money pit I swore off carburetors. Not long after swearing off carburetors I bought a little Kawasaki with twin carbs. I have since upgraded to a fuel injected bike and sworn off carburetors again, and this time I mean it. FI is ok, but I'm not in any hurry to buy another petrol MB. Maybe if I hit it rich I'll spring for a 6.3 or a 6.9.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Four MBs, all diesel:

1985 300D-T
1987 300D Turbo
1995 E300
1996 E300

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

A couple, three years ago, there was a poster/member of PP that posted a thread entitled:

"Strayed From Diesel, Learned My Lesson and Now I'm Back" (or somesuch)

It was quite the thread in I believe Other Discussion Topics forum here - anyway, this thread gives me a lot of hope for the future love of the diesel - specifically the Mercedes-Benz diesel powered passenger vehicles.

If I wanted a German performance vehicle/car, I'd of bought a BMW, is my feeling toward German/gassers. Just my feeling on it.......

To the guy with the 617 powered 380SL? Yah, you bet you're a diesel-head, but that's just my opinion.

If something happened to my 300D, I'd include 70's to early 90's BMW's in my search for a replacement. However, as long as the old 617 keeps clattering, I'm holding out for a '78 Porsche 911SC (same year as me).

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

I've only ever owned one Mercedes - and that's a diesel.

I miss my Honda Civic though!!!!

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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 don't think there's much better sound than a decent straight six BMW engine in full song - I just can't stand the tackiness of a BMW since the E9 (and even they had some pretty bad interiors). Just look how BMWs age compared with a Mercedes (excluding pimped W201s) - they just look cheap - no style.

Now put a BMW straight six in an old Mercedes...

...may be even a Volvo 850 turbo engine - they sound nice too...

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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!

Had a '68 250S, big ol' simple car. Wish I still had that one.

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'82 240D automatic to manual (sold)
'84 300D (sold)
'12 MINI CooperS Coupe
'71 Triumph Stag
'76 MGB
'08 BMW 535XI wagon
'12 VW Golf TDI

... gassers are ok for parts cars...
I've never gotten a gasser MB that runs...
diesel's... um, yeah I have a few...
I'm down to ONE gasser vehicle in my list, and it'll be gone soon. my 97 Suburban gasser is getting sold to my brother. so including my lawn mower, I'll be GASOLINE FREE soon.

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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!

The only MB have ever owned is an 84 300D.

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1984 300D 398K-daily driver
1998 Honda Accord 102K -wife's daily driver
1991 Volvo 740 289K
2000 Toyota Corolla 143K

We should start a group!

(But I think we'll be lonely 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!

For gassers I'm forced to jump ship in order to gain access to the excellent Quattro system. For diesels I'll take a 60X or TDI

No Gasser just a E300/Blutec

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06 MB E320 CDI 123k miles
14 Sienna (wife's DD) 36k miles
11 GL350 Bluetec 136k (Sold)
96 E300; 292k+ miles (Donated)
11 Sprinter 22K+ miles (Sold)