I have let my membership lapse wish somebody would scan and post that article to the list.
Sent from my iPhone On May 2, 2011, at 4:00 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > I started my search with a '70 220D, moved up to the '76 300D, then a '81 > 240D and SDL. After reading all the glowing praise for the 124s, I finally > bought Snook's '90 300D 2.5T, and quickly decided that it is the ultimate > Diesel, in my price range. I now own two of them. They are not all that > much more complex than a 123 300D, have less maintenance (no valve > adjustments), last just as long (my dily driver has 351,000 miles now), and > drive better (a subjective opinion). No, I haven't seen the Start article, > so don't know what they used for criteria, but I still humbly disagree. > > All that having been said, I do hope that the CDI models prove durable and > reliable enough that buying one when the depreciation brings them into my > purchase range I can drive them. > > On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 3:31 PM, andrew strasfogel > <astrasfo...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> In my book the W123 300TD wagon wins hand down. Fun to drive, >> economical, easy to work on, and highly practical. >> >> Andrew >> 1983 300TD White/blue >> 1985 300TD Diamond blue/blue >> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 4:06 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> May/June issue of the Star has an article about searching for the perfect >>> Diesel. It turned out to be a 123 300D That is a hard to beat model, >> but >>> I'd still pick an SDL as the best Diesel, with the 87 TD and 87 300D as >>> contenders. >>> >>> >> -- >> > OK Don > 2001 ML320 > 1992 300D 2.5T > 1990 300D 2.5T > 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager > _______________________________________ > 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://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
