I'm looking for an 70's diesel. Can anyone suggest the best year and engine combo to look for. This would be my first Mercedes. Any help would be appreciated.
Tony.

There's quite a selection. If you like to shift there's the 68-76 style 240D with 4-speed MT or the 77-85 240D with 4-speed MT. If you like big reasonably fast cars there's the 78-80 300SD turbodiesel. If you want something in between there's the 75-76 style 300D or the 77-81 300D or the 82-85 300D turbodiesel. I noted some models into the 80s because the body style first appeared in the 70s.

There might have been a 200D and/or 220D from the late 60s carry into the early 70s. You really have to like Diesels to pick a 200D or 220D over a 240D because other than the power, you can hardly tell them apart.

Happy hunting.

Sixto
95 S420
91 300SE
87 300SDL
83 300SD

Sixto, thanks for your reply. This info really helps me out.
Tony