Zoltan Finks wrote:
Okay, guys, here is something y'all might be interested in - I know I am!
But I can't have it!
Look on craigslist under Charlottesville? Virginia. It's a 190D supposed
Euro with manual windows and manual sunroof, and a 2.2 5 speed. *BUT* it is
in very rough shape - you would essentially be buying it to restore. The
lady ran it on veggie oil and now says it has "timing" problems. And the
trunk, she recently discovered, is filled to the brim in the spare tire well
with spilled peanut oil. She claims F and R suspension problems. She claims
front bumper pushed in to the point that it impedes the fan
Before any of you go reading her the riot act via email, take it easy - she
is really a nice lady, and nice and forthcoming with all the problems with
the car. She doesn't claim to know much about these cars, she's just sort of
a flower child, I think.
I wish I could buy this car, but we just bought another 190D that hopefully
needs much, much less work.
The 601.911/912 engine that was standard in all the rest of the world
was a 2 liter engine. For US delivery (and nowhere else as far as I can
tell) they supplied the car with a 2.2 liter 601.921 engine with the
same hp (72) but about 5-6% greater torque. If it's a real gray market
with crank windows (they were never available in the US, THEN THE ENGINE
HAS BEEN REPLACE IF IT HAS A 2.2 IN IT.
I have owned a gray market '85 190D 5 spd for 12+ years. It's a NICE car
(about 6 seconds faster 0-60 than a 240D) and can deliver spectacular
fuel economy both on the highway (44 mpg) and in the city (38).
Marshall
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Marshall Booth Ph.D.
Ass't Prof. (ret.)
Univ of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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