Curt: I loved my 240D with a passion until last year's OkieQ when I saw a couple of the 126 cars (Luther, OKDon, etc.). And then we all tried to convey to Waffle House. They got tired of waiting for me at the next light.
Sell me your 240D for $100 and get yourself a turbo S-Class. Don On 8/18/05, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So my Indy finally found a broken wire that he's convinced has been > destroying regulators in my 240D, I'm glad that settled finally. I'm still > planning on replacing the car but theres no real hurry, I can keep my eyes > peeled for a real nice deal. > I'm not sure why but my Indy seems to dislike the w201 cars, maybe its the > tight clearances, whatever. He's no keen on the 190D I've been looking at. > For that matter neither is my wife, she says its too small. I contend that > its just as big as the Corolla she pointed out on the highway last week. > > While I was there my Indy mentioned he knew of an '82 300SD for sale. 295k > on the body, trans was rebuilt @180k, the engine was replaced 60k ago with > an Adset (thats what he said, what does it mean?). New tires, new radiator > and recent paint. Apparently one brake line is bad right now but that will > be fixed before sale. > The car was bought new by a dealership mechanic and then sold to his son > in-law at some later point. Apparently both gentlemen are anal about > maintenance. He wants $2k. > An '82 would be a w126 right? Nothing on mileage to the 190D 2.2l but a big > comfortable car I guess. I'll call the guy tomorrow and get the full scoop > but what does the collective wisdom say? > > -Curt > '83 240D "Hammie" 234kmi > > ________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > > > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > -- If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.
