welcome aboard!!!

...and yeah... this is the best mercedes forum around... lots of friendly and knowledgeable folk who actually work on their cars.

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85 190E 2.3(SOLD)
86 230E (-->300D) sold
87 300D (-->300TD) sold
68 250S w/ a 615 and manual tranny (RIP)
87 300TD (SOLD)
95 S280 "The KRAKEN" (Turbo 2.9 602 transplant) traded
86 190E 2.3... current project

Thanks for the warm welcome.
Update... The new baby went off last week for her safety inspection and exhaust sniffing and passed both with flying colours.
She's now all registered and legal in ON.

cheers

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91 Mercedes 300 SE
88 Porsche 911 non-sunroof Coupe
07 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
00 Jetta TDI (For SALE - Cheap)

You're really going to love that car. I love mine.

Some say it's a slow car, but I say they don't know how to drive it. Using the shifter in driving is mandatory for good acceleration, and keeping the motor in the 3K RPM range will keep it in the power band.

The gas pedal must be pressed ALL the way down and then FURTHER until the kickdown switch clicks before it will behave like a car at WOT is supposed to behave.

Also, don't be afraid to drop it down to 3rd to pass on the highway. 3rd gear is good to 90MPH in that car! Just watch out for red-line because the auto fuel cut off is a really rude thing to do to your car.

Watch out for the typical front timing cover leak (search here) and run top tier fuel in it.

Watch your oil consumption carefully, do not depend on the low oil light which can be hit or miss. Valve guide seals will get hard and leaky, and the result will be about a quart of oil for every two tanks of gas, plus plugs that keep fouling.

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1990 300SE "Corinne"- 145k daily driver - street modified differential - PARTING OUT OR SELLING SOON - PORTLAND OR. AREA - PM ME FOR DETAILS
1988 560SEL "Gunther"- 190K passes anything except a gas station
1997 S420 - 265k just bought it with a rebuilt trans. Lovely condition