At 7:19 AM -0400 7/2/13, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
http://oldcarjunkie.wordpress.com/2013/06/24/taking-the-diesel-mercedes-to-the-auto-x/
Hee! I actually autocrossed my '68 220D a couple of times. Most fun!
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I drove the 300SD up to Chapel Hill a coupla weeks ago to swap cars
with my daughter. We stayed at the SIL/BIL's place, which is in a
development with a bunch of speed bumps. Having driven there a lot
I know how other cars handle those bumps. In the 84 SD I never
slowed down, it rolled right
Their suspension quality hasn't changed. I HATE RR tracks or speed
bumps at slow speed in the ML, 20+ is best for rough patches.
A few years back I dodged a full size coon on the interstate at 75mph.
3/4 of a lane to the right and back in 50-100 feet. Never phased the
300CD a bit. Loved dri
bject: Re: [MBZ] Some guy takes a 220D to the track.
I drove the 300SD up to Chapel Hill a coupla weeks ago to swap cars with my
daughter. We stayed at the SIL/BIL's place, which is in a development with
a bunch of speed bumps. Having driven there a lot I know how other cars
handle thos
Rich Thomas wrote:
I drove the 300SD up to Chapel Hill a coupla weeks ago to swap cars with
my daughter. We stayed at the SIL/BIL's place, which is in a
development with a bunch of speed bumps. Having driven there a lot I
know how other cars handle those bumps. In the 84 SD I never slowed
d
Speed bumps? I wondered what they were as I breezed over them @ 15mph or
so with barely a bump in the seat. B-)
Mike
On Jul 2, 2013 12:18 PM, "Rich Thomas"
wrote:
> I drove the 300SD up to Chapel Hill a coupla weeks ago to swap cars with
> my daughter. We stayed at the SIL/BIL's place, which
I drove the 300SD up to Chapel Hill a coupla weeks ago to swap cars with
my daughter. We stayed at the SIL/BIL's place, which is in a
development with a bunch of speed bumps. Having driven there a lot I
know how other cars handle those bumps. In the 84 SD I never slowed
down, it rolled right
Nice! I bet that was a load of fun! There is an uphill hairpin corner on
a road to my place that is a blast in the 300d. It is a 10mph rated corner
but I can stuff the old w123 through it at 50+. Come into it hard, point
the front end into the bottom of the corner, drop to second with foot stil
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