But one should never drink soda inside the car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=32&v=5dcksBDOcTI

Dkr.

Nice...

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'82 300CD
"Pearl", the very first turbo diesel 123 coupe
Totaled 11/23/18, rebuild in progress.
'85 300TD, "Artemis".
'78 300D euro, "Ol' Red", mostly retired.
'85 300D, "Gandalf".

Teaching my daughter to drive the 240D was no party, that commercial has a touch of Hollywood magic in it.

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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior.

I wonder why they picked a W123. They seem to have sold well in the Middle East, but perhaps more because it is an iconic German car, and they are known for refusing to design-in cup-holders until recently.

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1984 & 1985 CA 300D's
1964 & 65 Mopar's - Valiant, Dart, Newport
1996 & 2002 Chrysler minivans

I stuck the women in my house with a 62hp diesel to keep them and those around them safe.

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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior.

our brit brethren was able to keep them women in their place for a real long time ~ makin biscuts.


we have to redouble our efforts to get em back in line here ! ~!

Thanks for sharing.

The 240d has to be one of the most forgiving manuals to learn on. It is so torquey and deliberate it is difficult to stall. I recall crawling away from the curb in mine with little throttle. And then it is so underpowered you won’t get a good launch if you drop the clutch.

I mean learning to drive a 240d 4spd might not translate to being able to drive some modern low torque manual gassers.

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79 300TD “Old Smokey” AKA “The Mistake” (SOLD)
82 240D stick shift 335k miles (SOLD)
82 300SD 300k miles
85 300D Turbodiesel 170k miles

It's what I learned to drive manual on, definitely forgiving. Though I certainly managed to stall it when I was learning. And still occasionally do on the right hill, haha. It's the only manual car I've driven significantly and it was a pretty big adjustment when I rented a 6-speed brand new Renault in England this year. Granted I was on the other side of the car and road, but in terms of the clutch it was much pickier about when I let it out. Got on the motorway outside the airport and immediately stalled it in traffic. Did it a few times at traffic lights. Drove about 800 miles over there and got the hang of it, but was still glad to get back to my beginner-friendly 240D.

Really cute ad, by the way, thanks for sharing.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Am somewhat surprised the A/C still worked.

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

It's a pity MB didn't import the coolest colors of that era to the USA: avocado green, canary yellow, and best of all, tomato red.

Those registration plates may be from Saudi Arabia, but the driver is waaay under-dressed. No way you'd see more than her eyes (and hands) in public. And in 'the Kingdom' -- for women at least -- black is the new black (as well as the old black, the even older black, etc.)

I'm always amazed at the durability of these cars. A few years ago I took a 240D taxi in Morocco that had 946,000 km on the clock . . . and that was before the odometer stopped working . . . and the driver couldn't remember how long ago that happened.