[W126 Coupe] OFF TOPIC - 126 CHASSIS DIESELS 300SD VS 350SD

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From: "Mister McGoo" <eelploot at hotmail.com>
To: <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] OFF TOPIC - 126 CHASSIS DIESELS 300SD VS 350SD


> Rich;
>
> Yes, the W123 is a good alternative.  I had a W123 300D Euro (non turbo) 
> with 4 spd manual and I think that was the best M-B that I have ever had. 
> Died of rust eventually.
>
> The W123 was imported in 300D '77 - '80, 300D turbo '80 - '85, and the 
> 240D '77 until ??.
>
> The 240D is slow, particularly when teamed up with the automatic.  The 4 
> spd manual was offered too.  The plus is they are really economical and 
> generally are in better condition because no kids afflicted with 
> "Honda-envy" has ever owned one.  They have mostly been owned by old folks 
> many of whom belong to that evangelic church that believes sticking to the 
> left passing lane is God's Road to Salvation.
>
> A nice W123 example of the 300TD or 300CD would be quite desireable.
>
> If you are looking for economical transportation, you might look at a 190 
> model (W201).  The 2.5 diesel was available in non turbo and turbo 
> versions. The 250 is the five cylinder version of the 300 6 cylinder 
> diesel and is a very good engine.  The rest of the car has a few quality 
> craftsman shortcomings.
>
> There is also a 200D 4 cyl version in the W201 likely developed specificly 
> for the same old folks but to the best of my knowledge,  it was never 
> brought to N. America, mostly because Mercedes wanted to discourage that 
> North American association with "slow".
>
> Lastly, I would highly recommend a Smart Fortwo.  New?  Abt $15,000 US. 
> It gets up to 60 MPG (US) on diesel and goes "like shit out of a duck's 
> ass".
>
> (That was NOT exactly a word-for-word direct quote from Mercedes-Benz.)
>
> -Bellamy
>
>
>>From: "RICHARD JAFFE" <RSJAFFE at msn.com>
>>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>>To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] OFF TOPIC - 126 CHASSIS DIESELS 300SD VS 350SD
>>Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 08:56:21 -0400
>>
>>Bellamy,
>>
>>Thanks for the info. So maybe I should expand the envelope to include W 
>>123 cars? Guess I need to drive examples of each and compare.
>>
>>Rich
>>
>
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