That's putting it mildly. I owned one. They're ****. Don't even waste your time.

See my previous sentence. Reasons to avoid them are legit.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Stone thats a really nice thing your doing. Maybe a small Mercedes if you want safe and oh well safe....

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

How 'bout a nice, new Tata? Are they sold in the US yet? I believe they were supposed to be in the sub $3 range if I remember correctly.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Toyota Yaris hatchback. Ours was $12k out the door brand new and has a full load of airbags (front, side, curtain, etc)

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

Go ahead and make fun, but I am seriously tempted by this one myself.

It's the cousin to the w123 wagon with a w126 face.

http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/cto/796615076.html

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Chad
2013 Jeep Unlimited Rubicon
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL

Those engines love to eat headgaskets...every 80,000kms. Map sensors every 2 years or sooner. At least the parts are cheap...

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1987 VW Jetta Mk II - Daily Driver
1992 W201 2.3 - sold
1985 W126 380se - sold
1985 W123 OM617.952 - sold
1981 W123 OM617.912 - sold
1986 W201 2.3 - sold
1979 W123 OM 617.912 - sold

I have not seen a K car in a long time. You gotta get it!

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

What about Buick, Malibu, or Impala? Know any car dealers? My uncles friend is picking up damn near new ones for under $10k, at the dealer auctions.

I think he just got an 06 Impala with under 20k on it for $9k or something like that, I forget.

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2006 CL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2026 Genesis GV70
2007 Tiara 3200

w202 C 280?

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

Honda is the way to go IMO. Unfortunately (or maybe not to some people) they tend to hold their value quite well over the years. You can find some for good deals though since there are so many out there (Accord or Civic). I have an 00 Accord DX (stripper model with manual locks, windows, cloth seats, etc) with 120K miles on it. Only problem it has had is it needed its brakes changed I have had its spark plugs and timing belt changed though.

It has quite a stiff chassis and is a safe car, and rides and handles much better than a W123.

It gets 28 mpg city/highway and 31 highway with AC on if you keep your speed at 70.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

I went to the Honda dealer today. A Civic Coupe in the minimal LX trim (IIRC) with auto trans looked to be about the best deal. They had 3 08's on the lot, which the salesman said they would sell "at invoice". It came out to about $18,500 out the door with tax, tags, & title.
I saw several nice Accords, both 07's with under 10K miles, that looked real nice. The "special price" hanging on the rearview mirror was $18,500 before T,T,&T.
These all look like pretty decent options. I need to do more researching.
The Subaru dealer is next in line to visit.
My plan is to find as many close by good options, the revisit the stealers on the last day of the month offering instant payment in full.

Does it have to be new? It seems that one would get more for their money if they bought a gently used one.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

C230 is the economy model. I get great mileage. I don't know why anyone would pay new price and then drive on the highway and get sandblasted with rocks etc. You can get my car now for about 5-6K. Pretty nice for the money.

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra

2nd vote for the Yaris hatchback. 1 or 2 years old with less than 30k for sub $10k. Almost 40mpg.

A friend of mine had a scion xA, which is almost the same car- again, can be found for a good price.

Good luck.
k

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Cannondale ST600 XL
Redline Monocog 29er
2011 Mini Cooper Clubman
2005 Honda Element EX

www.djugurba.com
www.waldenwellness.com

Definitely take a look at the Suzukis.

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85' 300D No inspection, No registration fees, Cheap insurance
"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to see some serious %$&^."