Mary, put the word out to the indy shops in the bay area that you are interested in that type of car. When I was on the peninsula, our mechanic found a great car for my mother in law, which I am now driving. The mech usually know the great cars, and can match you with a seller. The mech was MB Garage in San Mateo, not sure if Larry is still there. But you can also try the autohauses in Burlingame and Redwood City. There are usually good cars on the peninsula.
Chuck
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Mary Atleson" <met1219@...> wrote:
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> Thanks Nate. Hubby doesn't want a fixer upper next time, so we will likely find one that has been garaged and lovingly cared for by an MBCA member or something. Neither of us are mechanically inclined, so we will have our resident diesel head/old Mercedes mechanic check out any 300TD wagon we find just to ensure the vehicle is in god shape. I know the SLS is sometimes worn out in the old wagons. Anything else to look out for besides rust? Man, these W123s are wicked comfy for road trips. Is that because they were designed for "luxury" or??? Anyhow,. have to wait til next year when the Toyota is paid off to look at 300TDs.
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> In the meantime, we are going to try biodiesel on our 300D. I know we have to change some hoses to do that. Anything else to change out before running biodiesel?
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> Mary
> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@> wrote:
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> > WELCOME HOME ! .
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> > You'll find scads od 300TD's in The bay Area , many are rusty so be wary , put any candidate up on a hoist before paying for it .
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> > -Nate
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> > > Hi everyone! We just got back from the road trip yesterday and I am now officially addicted to our 300D as the single most comfortable mode of transit ever created. We are definitely sold on the idea of getting a W123 Wagon in the future(gonna trade in our Toyota Rav4 once it is paid off in April of next year and we find a good 300TD wagon). I drive the Rav4 3 hours and am stiff for hours, drive the 300D for 7 hours and get out as if I just got in. We journeyed from Silicon Valley area (Fremont) of California, up thru Dunsmuir (CA) to Bend (OR), thru Eastern Oregon & Washington up to a friend's place 40 minutes north of Wenatchee (WA), then back down, thru the Columbia River Gorge to Portland (OR) for a visit with my daughter and her Hubby, back to Dunsmuir, then home. No pics on Portland, as it was super rainy but good food was had by all and everyone but me (designated driver) had good beer. BTW, Dunsmuir has amazing gourmet food and excellent microbrews at the Dunsmuir Brewery an Pub. The German Dog (Levi) loves his German car as much as we do. Mercedes sure does know how to make an awesome road trip vehicle. Anyone in the Bay Area want to rent me their 300TD for a return trip in September? Pics are under album Mary's Road Trip 2011. I get cold easily, so I am wearing about 3 layers of clothing:)
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