Diesel RVs: Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Clean 300TD Value in central Utah

I must be doing something wrong, then. Up until last year I haven't put a grand into my 81 300TD in the 10 years I have owned it. And 750 of that was to obtain a parts donor to get a replacement engine from. Of course I have "retired" enough of these cars to have three spare starters and alternators and Injection pumps. And last year I finally bought a "proper" full set of tires and had it aligned (but I replaced 2 marginally worn tie rod ends with good original parts from my parts car.) and got new front shocks. (Usually I have bought good used tires as needed. And one time I found a set of almost new tires on a fresh carcass at a PAP yard.) Anyway all of this "new" tire business last year came to just under 700 bucks. So with the original purchase price of 700 I'm into this beauty about 2100 that I can point to. So lets say I cant account for another 300 and the total comes to $2400. Not bad for a car I have used for 10 years. $240 a year is $20 a month. I do all my own work such as valve adjustments and oil changes and I had to replace the IP 3 years ago. When people ask me how I can afford to drive a Mercedes Benz I tell 'em I can't afford anything else. I can't imagine spending a grand a year on a car (no offense to those who can and do) and it still starts on the 5 degree Utah winter mornings with 2 cycles of the glow plugs or right away with the block heater and a half cycle of the plugs. I was thinking of selling it last year because it was getting boring to sit in the same car day after day for 10 years now. But then I got it safety inspected and it passed the first try. Then I felt bad and gave it an early oil change for even thinking that. Like I said in another post recently - I don't worry about the looks of a car - that is just good money and effort after bad to me. And like the Millenial Falcon she may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts. It turned 366,000 yesterday and I will probably have it till it explodes, implodes or just gives up the ghost. At this rate I may die before it does. If so . . . you know what to bury me in.

Bogy.

On Tuesday, January 14, 2014 8:58 AM, brian's 83 300d's <bstromsoe@yahoo.com> wrote:

Since purchasing my (2) 1983 300d's I have probably put over $5-10K in each of them. That is just the nature of keeping a good car running like a champion. I don't mind putting $1K per year in each one. After all, I don't have car payments, my insurance is cheap, and I get to play at being a backyard mechanic.

brian from laverne

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> You don't think Max ? .
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> I paid $1,800 for mine then $125.00 each for 5 tires , then $150 for a fender then $4,500 for repaint , $200 EACH for the taillights , there's more $$ in various parts in there but it is NOT CHEAP to properly kit out any old German vehicle ! .
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> -Nate
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> Max Wrote :
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> Never get even close to that price. Max
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> Enjoy,
> bogy.
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> http://www.ksl.com/auto/listing/1124344?ad_cid=2 http://www.ksl.com/auto/listing/1124344?ad_cid=2
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