$6,000, a new personal high.

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Benz Hogs <benz-n-h...@gulseth.net> wrote:

> Your price range?  How much did that ML set you back? :)
>
>  Luther   KB5QHU    Oak Park, IL
> '87 300SDL (312,xxx mi)
> '91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi)
>
>
> On 5/2/2011 4:00 PM, OK Don 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
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OK Don
2001 ML320
1992 300D 2.5T
1990 300D 2.5T
1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager
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