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Old 03-08-2012, 03:23 PM
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I am thinking of keeping Pancakes as a 240d and installing a 358 diff for a little better economy....or perhaps a 346.
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Old 03-08-2012, 03:28 PM
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And be careful when switching from the 240D to your E55 - you'll burn out the tires in no time
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Old 03-08-2012, 03:34 PM
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And be careful when switching from the 240D to your E55 - you'll burn out the tires in no time

Yeah, and you'll need somebody to continue putting miles on your AMG, right. Well, just give me an email or PM.

I'll show you how to burn rubber!!
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Old 03-08-2012, 04:01 PM
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Buy a 240D! I love W123's but starting to get hard to find a good one now a days escpecially in the north. When you buy your 240D get a license plate frame that says "My other car is an AMG"
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Old 03-08-2012, 04:17 PM
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When can I come and look?



(Peace will break out in the Midde East before you get from zero to sixty mph though in this car.)
soon. i am looking at a manila beige 240d.

i dig the slow. and the funk factor!

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It depends on YOU. Are you strong enough to be the slowest vehicle on the road? Can you tolerate the hatred of everyone who is stuck behind you?
You will develop patience, but can you hack it?
They can suck my exhaust fumes!

Hack it?

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Buy the 240D, then drop a small-block Chevy V8 in it...
That would kill the cool funkyness of it... As well as the overall slowness.

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Had mine for almost 4 years and it's my DD. Lately I've been doing about 2K miles per month. I wish it had more power but then again I've never been late because my car was slow.
I think the 240D has the perfect amount of power. I don't really plan on taking on long drives (have the E55 for those), so I think it will be a good fit.
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Old 03-08-2012, 04:20 PM
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And be careful when switching from the 240D to your E55 - you'll burn out the tires in no time
lol! The E55 literally has 5-6x the horsepower and torque that the 240D does.

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Yeah, and you'll need somebody to continue putting miles on your AMG, right. Well, just give me an email or PM.

I'll show you how to burn rubber!!
Hahaha, let me think about it! Will you buy tires?

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Buy a 240D! I love W123's but starting to get hard to find a good one now a days escpecially in the north. When you buy your 240D get a license plate frame that says "My other car is an AMG"
Might have to do that.
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Old 03-08-2012, 04:47 PM
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lol! The E55 literally has 5-6x the horsepower and torque that the 240D does.
Probably has more power at idle than a 240D at full "song"

You gonna slammit?
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Old 03-08-2012, 05:01 PM
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Probably has more power at idle than a 240D at full "song"

You gonna slammit?
LoL! You might be right!


Ehhhh, more than likely going to leave this one stock.
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Old 03-08-2012, 06:09 PM
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Fantastic! I might take it to a dyno day to see how much power the car actually has!

BTW - the car is a 77 240D with an Autotragic.
Put a turbo on it and a miami vice "kingpin" ground kit on it and make an AMG 240D!
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Old 03-08-2012, 06:54 PM
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Why not make it into a trollmobile? Add a fake spoiler, 20" rims, stripes, etc. Just to mess with the purists!
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Old 03-08-2012, 07:20 PM
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Why not make it into a trollmobile? Add a fake spoiler, 20" rims, stripes, etc. Just to mess with the purists!
Nah - How about euro lights and bumpers, factory bundts or steelies? Conversely, he could go with a more open wheel design and paint the brake calipers green...
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Old 03-08-2012, 07:21 PM
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Put a turbo on it and a miami vice "kingpin" ground kit on it and make an AMG 240D!
How much torque can that automatic take?
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Old 03-08-2012, 07:46 PM
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You're a brave man, Justin
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Old 03-08-2012, 07:52 PM
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Nah - How about euro lights and bumpers, factory bundts or steelies? Conversely, he could go with a more open wheel design and paint the brake calipers green...
I do have a spare set of some Wald wheels I could put onto there.


Green calipers are easy to do!


In all honesty, I am getting tired of driving a modified car on a daily basis. Not going to lie - its a PITA. Need to watch out for potholes, cant really make it into driveways, getting stuck on speedbumps, and having to angle speedbumps so you dont rip your cats off. I am not really over having a modified car, but its pretty annoying.

I am not getting rid of anything I currently own and drive, just going to add this to the stable. Just want something nice and clean... And stock!

I am going to get a nice fresh coat of paint on this car, euro bumpers, euro lights, and a nice set of hubcaps. Just have a nice, clean, stock daily driver.
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Old 03-08-2012, 07:53 PM
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Dude!!! You can't even fit in a 240D.

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