Mathieu J. Cama wrote:
Fellow Listers,
A customer of mine is seeking a car to use for his traveling sales job. He
averages 60,000 miles/year. He was thinking of rebuilding a 300sd w126 for
this, but the cost of doing so has him thinking of moving into something
else or at least a far nicer example. Does anyone have any recommendations
of what would be an ideal car for him to use? A later w126 perchance? Also,
does anyone have a car for sale that would be up to this sort of use? He
would like to find a car that would last him for 3-4 years (200k miles
plus) at a minimum without having to perform major repairs. His budget
limits him to under $10k. Ideally he will stay with a diesel due to fuel
costs. TIA.
A 124 300D 2.5 or E300D (90 thru '95) in good shape could be ideal. The
124 is a LOVELY car to drive on the highway and 30+ mpg of the 602.96 or
606.91 engines are easily attainable (36 mpg is possible under good
conditions). In high mileage situations and highway driving 350-500kmi
lifespans with FEW problems are very common. These cars are usually
quite affordable.
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 181Kmi,'87 190D 2.5 199Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 227Kmi, '85 190D 2.0
159Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 234kmi
Diesel Technical Advisor MBCA, member GWSection
http://www.dhc.net/~pmhack/mercedes/mbooth1.htm
