Well, 4 (technically 3) days ahead of schedule, I hit 300,000 miles at 2:12am on January 17. Even after 75,400 of my own miles in this car, I still love driving it, infact I've been doing extra joy riding the last few days to get to the 300k mark quicker Here are a couple of pics from tonight..

Man alive that's one beautiful lookin' car...

Congrats on the milestone!!

I'll probably be at 250K in the next 6 months...

Way !! And people wonder why I replaced my E-series with a Benz...

The Energizer Bunny!

Good work keeping it on the road.

Have a great day,

you get around !
are you going to wash it for it's reward? or perhaps the bi-monthly oil change?

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1984 300D Turbo - 231k....totalled 11/30/07 RIP

hehe congratulations!
I think it had 298k when I saw it a week ago?
Did you put 2000 mi on it in a week? Damn hehehe...

I put 2000 mi. in half a year :p

Now
Wash it all nice and wax it

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2008 BMW 335i Coupe

Cool that you had your camera ready for the event
I'm coming up on 333,333 miles, and hope I don't forget to have the camera ready.

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past MB rides:
'68 220D
'68 220D(another one)
'67 230
'84 SD
Current rides:
'06 Lexus RX330
'93 Ford F-250
'96 Corvette
'99 Polaris 700 RMK sled
2011 Polaris Assault
'86 Yamaha TT350(good 'ol thumper)

John;

Good Show ! I know you have been trying to reach that goal for some time now. Glad to hear you achieved it. With 258000 on the clock on my 85 SD, I hope to see the 300K mark within the next few years.

C Ya,
James

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James

85 300SD 285k
Charcoal Gray/Grey MB-Tex

79 300CD 142000mi "Rabenshwarz"
Black / Black MB-Tex, Burlwood Int. TOTALLED - 10/24/02 --

Congrats!!! Can't wait to get mine out of storage in a few months. I put her to bed with 296,310.

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

Congratulations! A very nice car. I know, I drove it, I want it!! Now the first day above freezing give her a nice present and WASH her!! Hehehe! RT

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When all else fails, vote from the rooftops!
84' Mercedes Benz 300D Anthracite/black, 171K
03' Volkswagen Jetta TDI blue/black, 93K
93' Chevrolet C2500HD ExCab 6.5TD, Two-tone blue, 252K

What were you doing up after 2:00 a.m.?

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

John,
Congratulations! They are great riding cars.
Tom

Congrats turbodiesel. I'm a long ways from that milestone. FWIW, when I had my indy run the vacuum setup for my euro lights this past weekend, he informed that another of his 4 300SDL customers was guaranteed to turn 500k sometime this week! Original engine AND tranny. Now you need to update your signature with your 350k prediction.

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Chris

'04 ML500 - 53k, Inspiration Edition, Desert Silver
'11 Audi A4 Avant - Brilliant Black
'87 300SDL sold
'99 C280 Sport sold
'85 190E 2.3 sold

Thanks guys! I actually did wash it earlier this week, actually twice because it was so dirty.. but now it is dirty again from road salt.

I should be at 350k about this time next year, if I still have her.

ZERO miles per hour? Are you not feeling well?



Now, let's have a pool to guess which of the car's light bulbs is shot - based on the dash warning light.

My guess: Right Rear marker light.

Ken300D

P.S. Another little story about that warning light. You notice how similar it is to the brake pad wear indicator. Well, I had a brake light go out, so when I touched the brakes for the first time in the morning, that "shot-bulb" warning light came on. This was just after I replaced the front calipers and bled the whole brake fluid system. I was kinda worried about being able to stop for a couple of days until I noticed the red "BRAKE" light when warming up the glows.

I know it's one of my brake lights. The light does not come on until I press the brake for the first time.. Just a matter of replacing it.