Hey fellas,

So, I asked my girl if she would be OK with using my 300SD as a substitute for a limo if we get married and she said yes! We have been dating for about 8 months now and things are serious. She has seen my dedication to this car and the time I invest in it. I always put her first but she knows the 300SD is my baby and she gets it. I am grateful for her support in my hobbies and I give her support in her hobbies as well. It's all about compromise, right? She is interested and intrigued by my ability to do what I do and I think she would be a good wrench-mate. Heck, she has put up with me thus far!

The 300SD still needs a lot of work to be ready for a wedding vehicle. I still have plenty of time since we are not yet engaged. I would like to know if anyone here has done a similar thing. The car needs to be re-painted and I plan on having that done soon. The interior is getting better every month as I am actively finding replacement parts or cleaning/repairing anything not up to par.

I guess with new paint and polished chrome, a W126 can't look that bad! It is either a Lincoln limo or a Mercedes that I have spent over a year restoring. I feel the latter has more intrinsic value and to me that is a symbol of devotion and perseverance. Having my car for this kind of event would the ultimate joy after all the work I have done. Not to mention, she will never let me get rid of it!

Come on and try that rhythm, Just let your heart beat with 'em,... and listen to that tick-a-tick-tick-tick-a-tick-tick-tick-a-tick-tick-tick happy little Diesel song!!!

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1991 F250 super-cab 7.3 IDI. (rebuilt by me) Banks Sidewinder turbo, hydroboost brakes, new IP and injectors.
2003 S430 - 107K
1983 300SD - Tanoshii - mostly restored ~400K+.
1983 300SD - Good interior. Engine finally tamed ~250K.
Monark Nozzle Install Video - http://tinyurl.com/ptd2tge

Great idea!

Years later, you may still have your wedding car.
Not so if you rent a limo.

FWIW, I still have the car we used for our wedding in 1979. My Uncle bought it new, and we got it from his estate. He would never sell it, but we always got to borrow it whenever we came into town. My wife loves having the 55 Ford Sunliner convertible around.

I still have the car we used on our first date in 1975. I used this car to bring home each of our 3 daughters after they were born. Next month will be the 39th ownership anniversary for my 64 Lincoln Continental convertible.

I'm glad I kept my Lincoln all these years, and I'm very happy to have finally picked up my Uncle's car. They are wonderful nostalgia machines.

Remember, it's one thing to years later get a car LIKE the one you used to have, it's taken to a whole new level to still have THE car you used to have.

Jim

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles

If we know nothing else about your bride-to-be we know that she has good judgment.

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

There is nothing wrong with a 126 as a wedding car !! If its all painted up & looks good it will be better than some tacky limo.

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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

I have one question:

What are you still lacking in the interior?

Sounds like you've got a good wrench-mate picked out!!!!

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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

If this doesn't work then please tell me how to show pictures from photobucket.
If you get them, this is my 84 500SEL. The old geiser with the hat on could be me.




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Paul

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84 500 SEL (307,xxx miles)

Good stories, Jim. Nice car collection, too!

The requirement from the GF is that we tie cans to the back of the car. She's all about fairy tale endings and such.

The interior is mostly intact but after 30 years of baking in the hot TX sun, plastic parts take a beating. I'm still on the hunt for a grey, crack-free dash, if such a thing exists. The front seats are grey cloth from a Euro 500SEL. Needless to say the cloth back seat does not fit, so I have a MB Tex rear seat. Waiting to find a perfect front and rear seat. I found some mint B pillar covers from a long chassis 126 and I am praying they will fit and that MB did not change the size of those. C-pillar covers are falling down as usual. I picked up a set last weekend but even still, so me of the plastic fasteners just crumbled away. I need to get creative and come up with a fix for those. Driver's door card has a crack in the top. Headliner is oddly dirty. I don't know what the PO did to get it all dingy.

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1991 F250 super-cab 7.3 IDI. (rebuilt by me) Banks Sidewinder turbo, hydroboost brakes, new IP and injectors.
2003 S430 - 107K
1983 300SD - Tanoshii - mostly restored ~400K+.
1983 300SD - Good interior. Engine finally tamed ~250K.
Monark Nozzle Install Video - http://tinyurl.com/ptd2tge

For you, pmckechnie:

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1991 F250 super-cab 7.3 IDI. (rebuilt by me) Banks Sidewinder turbo, hydroboost brakes, new IP and injectors.
2003 S430 - 107K
1983 300SD - Tanoshii - mostly restored ~400K+.
1983 300SD - Good interior. Engine finally tamed ~250K.
Monark Nozzle Install Video - http://tinyurl.com/ptd2tge

Thank you eatont9999. Could you tell me how you did that? I have been around computers, both hardware and software since 1966 but don't know how to do things in this forum.

Paul

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84 500 SEL (307,xxx miles)

When I met my wife to be, I met her at Church, or I should say she saw me. I started going to the Bible class for my age group, and walk in, there are 40 hard up women, and three guys that looked like plucked chickens. I was like fresh meat walking in the door. this was Sept

I met her a time or two, but then couldn`t remember her name. great interest on my part and so many women.

It wasn`t till after a Christmas program I asked her out for Coffee, and then saw her everyday after that. and in May 31 we got married. we have 27 yrs coming up.


We used my 82 Datsun PU for the get away vehicle. at the time it had 95K miles on it, and still have it (in sig) and still runs but now up to 474K.
she had a new 85 Mazda 626 with almost no miles on it, but we took mine.

It isn`t what you drive as the get away vehicle, as long as it gets away.
I will say having a Limo will be an extra expence, put the money into the SD.

Iam happy for you that your GF now enjoys your passion for these old MB`s. having a good wife is a blessing, but remember. Happy Wife, Happy Life.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

it's easy. see the little square icon above the text window? yellow with mountains and the sun in it?
paste the link to each one, and it'll be in the thread.

I'll edit your original post, with one pic, so you can see the difference.

basically, the yellow box, puts the IMG tags on the link to the pics.

what eatont did, was use the advanced post button, and he managed the images to the pelican server.

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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!

Thanks VTECH, I think I got the other photos fixed. So simple.

Paul

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84 500 SEL (307,xxx miles)

Go to the advanced post page and click the paper clip icon to attach an image via a web URL or file on your computer. This will upload the file to PP server and if the link changes or is invalidated later, the images will remain on this site.

There are requirements for picture size and I believe it has to be 800x600 or less.

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1991 F250 super-cab 7.3 IDI. (rebuilt by me) Banks Sidewinder turbo, hydroboost brakes, new IP and injectors.
2003 S430 - 107K
1983 300SD - Tanoshii - mostly restored ~400K+.
1983 300SD - Good interior. Engine finally tamed ~250K.
Monark Nozzle Install Video - http://tinyurl.com/ptd2tge

Cute story! I've always heard church is a good place to meet women. I found mine at work. The first time I met her, she was interning in the production department and I thought she was sweet but nerdy. I never thought we could work out. A year went by before I asked her on a date. Well, I was right, she is sweet and nerdy. It's grown on me just a little. I can tell her how to rebuild a set of Diesel injectors and she can tell me about the different special effects used in Star Wars and Star Trek.

She drives a 2004 or something Mazda 6. She likes the car but keeps saying she wants a new one. I tried to convince her to get a MB Diesel but she does not like that idea. She likes my car but wouldn't want to drive it. Probably because she has never driven one...

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1991 F250 super-cab 7.3 IDI. (rebuilt by me) Banks Sidewinder turbo, hydroboost brakes, new IP and injectors.
2003 S430 - 107K
1983 300SD - Tanoshii - mostly restored ~400K+.
1983 300SD - Good interior. Engine finally tamed ~250K.
Monark Nozzle Install Video - http://tinyurl.com/ptd2tge

My fiance has the same plan, but she wants to use her somewhat rusty 350k 240 as the limo. Ive got about 8 months to repair the body work. Come November, ill let you know how it was received.

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