Re: [MBZ] OK Don's car price range
$6,000, a new personal high. On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Benz Hogs wrote: > Your price range? How much did that ML set you back? :) > > Luther KB5QHUOak 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> >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 > -- 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
Re: [MBZ] OK Don's car price range
Hahahahahaha Sent from my iPhone On May 2, 2011, at 5:49 PM, Benz Hogs wrote: > Your price range? How much did that ML set you back? :) > > Luther KB5QHUOak 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 >> strasfogelwrote: >> >>> 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OK Don's car price range
Your price range? How much did that ML set you back? :) Luther KB5QHUOak 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 strasfogelwrote: 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
