On a trip to and from Nashville last week My 83 300SD turned over 500,000 miles! Original motor and transmission. Neither ever rebuilt! Shows how good maintenance and taking care of the little things makes them last!

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"Without Fleet The Pride Doesn't Ride"

1983 300SD 609K + still going strong!
1970 Monte Carlo
1994 Ford F150

Congratulations! That's quite a milestone!!

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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

Wow, that's really impressive! Not many times that ya see that . Mine has only 211k. Let's see how high I can get it.

How many miles did the car have on it when you got it?

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Very impressive.....how many times has the timing chain been changed out....or has it?

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2012 Mercedes ML350 Bluetec 91K (hers)
2005 Corvette 55K (fun car)
2002 VW Jetta TDI 231K (mine)
1998 Volvo S70 T5 Turbo 196K (kids)
1994 Ford F150 4WD 249K (firewood hauler)
1983 Mercedes 300D 376K (diesel commuter)

Congrats! That is impressive.

Also impressive that you've avoided being smashed into by some moron or another, even relatively minor accidents total older vehicles and that seems to be the fate of too many.

Mileage badge time!

That's a great milestone.

Maybe post a list of what you consider good maintenance and the "little things" so we can learn from your experience.

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85 300D,72 350SL, 98 E320, Outback 2.5

If the man with the ever changing avatar is impressed, I am too!

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1985 R107 300SLD TURBODIESEL
2005 E320 CDI (daily)

LOTS of parts for sale!


EGR block kit
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/355250-sale-egr-delete-block-off-plate-kit.html

1985 CA emissions 617 owners- You Need This!
Sanden style A/C Compressor Mounting Kit for your 616/ 617 For Sale + Install Inst.

Sanden Instalation Guide (post 11):
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/367883-sanden-retrofit-installation-guide.html

Be sure to fill out the Mercedes mileage badge forms! You should qualify for at least two, maybe 3. They are free, and very high quality!

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"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!

All the above too. You have an excellent car in the '83 300SD. I should never have sold mine.

I had only 305K on it - it was all good under the hood and trans.

To me, the '83 300SD is probably the best car I'll ever own. It was garaged in Dallas, TX when not on the road working / staying at motels. It's appearance and paint (original) was magnificent as well for a 16-year old car when I sold it.

Pic below from Dec. 1991 when I bought it. Silver Blue on Blue leather.

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....must be all that good South Carolina driving.... As already requested, please give us your maintenance & repair info. Gamecocks or Tigers?

Yup you are good for all 3 awards:
250 000 km = 155 kmi
500 000 km = 312 kmi
750 000 km = 468 kmi

Then there is
1 000 00 km = 625 kmi

If you make it all the way to one million miles then you get a new one and yours goes in the museum. Seriously.

Go Tigers!

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The OM 642/722.9 powered family
Still going strong
2014 ML350 Bluetec (wife's DD)
2013 E350 Bluetec (my DD)

both my kids cars went to junkyard in 2023
2008 ML320 CDI (Older son’s DD) fatal transmission failure, water soaked/fried rear SAM, numerous other issues, just too far gone to save (165k miles)
2008 E320 Bluetec (Younger son's DD) injector failed open and diluted oil with diesel, spun main bearings (240k miles)

1998 E300DT sold to TimFreeh
1987 300TD sold to vstech

Cool! Congratulations!

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Congrats! I'd be so excited if my 300TD made it there!

Kudos to you and your car!

Mine just turned 309K (miles) on Saturday, closing in on 312K and that second badge.

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This car had a history, now it has a future.

Learn more about my Benz here.

here's a link to the badges and how to get them!

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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!