The $500E300 was a great car and engine. Lots of fun, good torques. --FT. Sent from iPhone
> On Sep 7, 2019, at 11:51 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > The turbo motor has stronger rods and the wrist pins are a couple mm bigger > diameter. It has truly modern performance and good turbo spool because the > turbine is tiny. Great motor. You can send the pump for bigger elements and > get a controller from baldur in Iceland to tune the car up a bit, if > desired. It is a mechanical pump with electronic rack control. Turbo motor > is 606.962. Non turbo is .961 I believe. > > On Sat, Sep 7, 2019, 8:07 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> Gotcha both, thanks! >> >> The guy (dealer) that had the non-turbo started jerking me around this >> morning when I confirmed a time with him. He started texting me about how >> there was someone else coming at the same time who said they were bringing >> cash. I told him I would stand down and let them have dibs, and if they >> didn’t buy it I would come and look at it. >> >> He didn’t like my response. Too bad, this is why I don’t like working with >> dealers. They’re all a bunch of puffy shirted crooks. >> >> But now I have a location, so if I’m still thinking about it I can drive >> by and see if it’s there. >> >> The W210 turbo belongs to some guy who has been spamming FB marketplace >> with it for the last week. I kid you not, he’s probably posted it 20 >> different times, every day or so dropping the price a little. I got the VIN >> but need to run a VMI on it. 1998 E300, white with java interior, 173k on >> the clock. Looks pretty solid. He’s down to $2500 now after starting out a >> week or two ago over $3k. If you’ve got FB you can see it here: >> >> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/375988949961530/ >> >> I may check it out early this coming week. Busy weekend, no time to do it >> now. >> >> -D >> >> >> >> >>> On Sep 7, 2019, at 10:45 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Its the same 606 >>> >>>> On 9/7/2019 9:40 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >>>> What engine does the turbo model use? >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Sep 7, 2019, at 10:30 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Uhhh, boat loads of more power. The non turbo is fine, but if you >> have the option of finding a nice turbo 98-99, jump on it. >>>>> >>>>>> On 9/7/2019 9:25 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >>>>>> Looking to possibly upgrade older boy’s W124 so I can send it to Okie >> Acres and add to the pile there. >>>>>> >>>>>> I’m seeing both non-turbo (OM606) and turbo (?) engined W210s in my >> neighborhood for sale. I completely understand the benefits of the OM606, >> but what, if any, advantages would the turbo model have over the non turbo >> other than power and probably lower fuel mileage? >>>>>> >>>>>> -D >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://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 >>>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >>>>> https://www.avg.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://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 >>>> >>>> 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 >>> >>> 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 >> >> 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 > > 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 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
