Hello! Tim The Taxman on this board donated his '83 240D to the Sea Scout unit that I work with, and I drove it to the scout leader's house (about an hour and a half's drive, from Antioch to south San Jose).

Very interesting experience...it took me a little bit to get used to how the car felt (seeing the speedo to the right of straight-up at 65 was weird, and the gearshift lever wasn't original, so it took a bit of trying to figure out where reverse was), not to mention figuring out the manual climate controls. All in all, it wasn't bad, but to be honest, although I liked the manual transmission, overall I prefer my 300D. I just need to find a 5sp to put in my 123...

Thanks again to Tim for the donation; car got there without a hitch. Keep on truckin'...

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2001 VW Jetta TDI, 5 speed, daily driver
1991 Ford F-350, work in progress
1984 Ford F-250 4x4, 6.9l turbo diesel, 5 speed manual
Previous oilburners: 1980 IH Scout, 1984 E-350, 1985 M-B 300D, 1979 M-B 300SD, 1983 M-B 300D
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