Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re : "new" car

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FJR 1300
1500Wing W/Side Car
XL600 DS Dirt & Gravel Trails & Road

300D turbo 124 1987

S500 140 1997

 


A Gasser ?? .

Horrors =8-) .

Actually it sounds pretty nice .

-Nate
Tom Ponders wrote :
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> I have had Helga for 14 years (81 300SD)use her as a daily driver and even take her on 600 mile round trips to Ohio ever two months or so. But another lady has cought my eye... a 1997 300e that has 170 thousand but is the cleanest 15 year old car I have ever seen. What do you all think of these cars. They are wanting around 5800 for her. I have not ever seen any of you discussing this era of diesels on this list. I know that this is not turbo only the 98-99s are. But it drives peppy enough. The first gear sounds different than my old 81 but the transmission shifts very smoothlly. What say ye?
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> Tom
> Tom   One thing that I would check is the suspension,springs,control arm bushings,ect.When I purchased my S500 I failed to check these things because it only had 115k and drove nice and seamed like everything was ok . The control arm bushings were bad and both front springs were broke very costly and a major job (that i haven't finished yet)



 

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