I don't believe it is on it's original engine. There was a rebuild somewhere in there!

http://growingbolder.com/media/technology/vehicles/romancing-the-road-259598.html#content_tabs

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That's a great little story! Just goes to show how far regular and routine maintenance will get you. That's a great bit about knowing she'd own the car forever so she'd buy parts with a lifetime warranty, 16 batteries and only paid for one! No doubt she treated like she'd own it forever, too.

I like her POV on elderly drivers, too.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Thats pretty cool. She is a smart lady buying stuff with a lifetime warranty like that, sure put it to good use!

I'm sure that car has had a lot of work done to it to keep it going that long, and in that kind of shape. Just look at Craig's 300D, any well built car will keep going forever if taken care of.

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1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

that's bada$$

I want to be like her with my 220

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76 MG Midget
78 Datsun 280Z
86 Peugeot 505
01 Subaru Outback

“Owning a car is like owning a dog. Every now and then, it craps on the carpet — but it’s still your dog.” - Jeremy Clarkson

I know right?

I love this line:

"I'm on my 4th lifetime battery from JCPenny's"



"This is the generator!"

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That IS the generator! That car was built before the switch to alternators...

That lady is awesome! I enjoy that story every time it comes around.

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Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

The old lady knows here stuff, that car doesn't have an alternator it has a generator.

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1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Pistol-packing to boot! "I took the classes and I have the CC..."

That's what the 2nd Amendment is all about...anyone can carry to protect themselves...

It's a shame that an 89yo has to pack just to be able to get around...but the fact that she got the training and the permit says that regardless the hurdles out there, she's going to get to where she wants to go...and no one is going to stop her while she's on her way...

May the smell of gasoline be the only stain on her hands when she leaves this life...

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'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
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That is an older vid. Somewhere I saw another....the car was at 720,000.

And see she got me! Wow I feel like a fool! One of us should send her info on diesel mercs.

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I LOVED how she said that she stands by her car when it goes in for repair and that she doesn't leave it for a second. But how does she pull that off if she needs a job done that needs to be spanned over a few days, you know?

Maybe she just has the mechanic schedule a day to reserve strictly for that job so she can be there and watch? I need her phone number.. I need to ask her some questions lol

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76 MG Midget
78 Datsun 280Z
86 Peugeot 505
01 Subaru Outback

“Owning a car is like owning a dog. Every now and then, it craps on the carpet — but it’s still your dog.” - Jeremy Clarkson