Can I keep it?



Nice guy Chris from up the hill stopped by one day to chat with Darling Wife about his son who was running for mayor. He liked Gustav, mentioned his old benz.

Came back a few weeks later and asked Darling Wife if she wanted his car. We mulled. Went up and looked at it with Chickie and Louis (loosbenz). Realized he was looking to give the car away to a good home.

He bought it from the original owner (a co-worker) when it was 9 years old. Solid, runs well, has some jack point rust and a slightly outta whack back end (trunk lid catches when opening). ~ 300k miles.

So, today Louis and I went up the hill and Chris signed it over. Also handed over a complete set of factory service manuals, spare parts, and lots of smiles. Chris asked if he could have visitation rights

Just gotta decide if Darling Wife and I are gonna keep it, or pass it on to Chickie and Louis......

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife

Nice. How long do the gas engines last?

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Is it potty trained?

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For the Saved, this world is the worst it will ever get.
For the unSaved, this world is the best it will ever get.

Clk's Ebay Stuff BUY SOMETHING NOW!!!

What year and what model?

It's a 116 SD.

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83 SD

84 CD

'78 300SD w/Black tex interior in decent shape. Engine sounds great. Transmission shifts nicely. As said before, it needs attention in a number of areas, but overall not bad.

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-Louis

'87 300D Anthracite

you know, one just might get the impression that Mr. Louis is interested in the beast......

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1961 220b: first project car - sold.
2000 CLK 430: first modern Benz - sold.
2001 CLK 55: OMG the torque!!! - sold
1972 280SE 4.5: Baby Gustav
1991 300TE 4Matic: Gretel the Snow Bunny - sold
1978 300SD: Katz the Free Man - given away
1980 Redhead: Darling Wife

A MB that comes when you whistle !!!

Looks like a nice find !!!

Some people have all the luck !!!

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

looks good to me. enjoy.

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

Rarely meet an old Benz I don't like.

Still crying about the 220D

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-Louis

'87 300D Anthracite

Yes you can keep it.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

I see. I read the OP's sig and assumed this was the 4.5. That's why I was asking about the gas engines.

I particularly like the '78 since it's from the same year as me.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

I am in California.

So I have as much interest in a Mercedes Benz with rust (eveni if it is in the "Usua;" jack points as I would in dating and kissing a 85 year old woman.

If you need another Mercedes Benz that is cheap, old and in excellent unrusted condition, get it in Southern California. Cars like that are all over the place there. Especxially in the wealthy areas like parts of the Los Angeles West side (Beverly Hills, Santa Monica ect) and Certain areas of Orange County (Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Trabuco Canyon, Irvine, Lake Forest, ect)

Ground zero for car culture, the cars are well cared for and have the mechanics, shops and car care support system for them, and no rust because of no salt anslush on the roards ever, and the huge supply of cars like that keeps the prices much cheaper than they would be, anywhere else.).


When checking diesels though, be wary of the Biodiesel conversion cars. A LOT of them got messed up by improper conversions.


Cost you about $1000 to $1300 to ship one to the east coast.

Or fly in, drive home in one.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)