Curt, Go for it-I think it would be a nice addition to the chowdahQ line up. Also keep marital bliss. Lots of them on CL lately here-esp. 380SL. Not too bad on price.. either. As someone who spent many winters in NE PA and the Finger lakes of NY-anything will go in snow with the right tires and well distributed extra weight. Dwight
Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI-----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 5:22 PM To: Diesel List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Kid cars I'm starting to think an SL will be my next "play car". The 240D is pretty well done, about all the fun is out of it. I've got a couple little things to finish like motor mounts and oil cooler lines and paint but then on to a new project. An SL seems like a lot more fun to drive if less practical. My wife has expressed an interest in one too. Are they fairly driveable in the snow assuming snowtires and proper weight? -Curt Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:12:08 -0500 From: Loren Faeth <lfa...@leadingchange.com> Subject: [MBZ] Kid cars WAS: 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 DIESEL 149k miles - $4450 To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Message-ID: <mailman.612.1249218841.10590.mercedes_okiebenz....@okiebenz.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed I told my daughter 7-8 years ago (who wanted an SLK) that I would get her the car of her choice as long as it was under $5000. She is now 24. I thought I was safe, because I didn't think any SL or SLK could be bought for $5000 or less. She found several 380SLs in Chicago, SO, off we went. She got her car for under 5k. THe 380SL has not been without repair, but the repairs have been pretty minor. The caveat is that she is an MB fan. I like 123 240D or 300D as a kids car. They are as near undestructable as can be found, and will tolerate a lot of abuse. #1 son got the 200D. He still has it also. It has been undestructable, other than rust. At 05:55 PM 8/1/2009, you wrote: >Why do these always have to be on the other side of the country. > >Is this a reasonable price for what it is? > >Would this be a good model for a 24 year old girl to be able to just drive >with dad checking up on her every so often? > > > >Bob R -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090802/9f 9e0773/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
