Re: [diesel_mercedes] Re: Driving every day in Wisconsin

 

It is exciting to find a low mileage car, where you can drive the hell out of it for years, and still have a lower mileage car than most.

12yrs ago I found my car with 93K on it, whereas most others I saw at the time were in the 200K-300K range. What I noticed most was the seats, and the suspension, were much nicer.

Now I'm at 220K or so. Hoping for another decade.

Rob

'85 300D

Garden Grove, CA

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On 1/7/18 7:14 AM, Alan Boucher alsthe1@gmail.com [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
Thanks! Finding a low milage car with complete documentation was luck,but I'm still faced with age related degradation of the plastic parts.

On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 10:23 PM, Aleph93 aleph93@ca.rr.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

Adjust valves 15,000 miles, with the engine cold.

Rob

Garden Grove, CA


On 1/6/18 6:53 PM, Alan Boucher alsthe1@gmail.com [diesel_mercedes] wrote:
On a slightly different subject.  I just bought an 83 300D with 96,000 miles on it.  It came with a Mercedes Battery which looks recent.  The car came with documentation from day 1 and shows that the last time the valves were adjusted was about 10,000 miles ago.  What is the recommended time between valve adjustments?  I have the wrenches but I'm a little light on ambition at the moment.

On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 9:42 PM, vwnate1@yahoo.com [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

Good deal Mark ! .

The last couple Mercedes batteries I have bought were wallymart ones, bought 'On The Fly' as we were traveling when they pooped out .

So far, so good .

I think the one in my Coupe is over 6 years old now....

I hope they're not salting the roads ! .

-Nate

          Mark    wrote :

Hey folks,
My car has been quite reliable despite single digit temps. The last two
days, when coming home from work, I have forgotten to plug her in. The
first day, the 4 cylinder cranked slowly, but caught one cylinder at a
time. Yesterday, the battery proved itself not up to the task. I never
thought my car cranked as freely as I have heard others, so I was not
really surprised. I bought the mid-priced battery. With that one she
whipped over and started instantly.
I did not buy the car to be driven so much in the winter, but we lost a
car through a crash this summer and it was pressed into full-time
service. My only regret is that running it in snow and salt is surely
doing to degrade the body, which was quite nice.

--
Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr.
Technology...responsibly, thoughtfully



--
Al Boucher




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Al Boucher

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