Dave M. Nice write up. I will mums the word until I am in the market. My
123s have alot of life left on them and are still pretty readily available
for purchase. the 1987 300TD looks like a fun car to drive. Less Spartan
than mine.
Regards Tom Scordato
Bellefonte PA
1977 300D
1979 240D
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Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1987 300DT
Hi Tom,
Yep, that's a W124 chassis, 124.133 to be exact. The engine is an
OM603.960, six-cyl turbo with aluminum head. T'was only imported to
the USA in 1987. There was a 5-cyl version imported from 1990-1993
(124.128 with 5-cyl OM602 engine), that model has less power but
better fuel economy. A more detailed look at stengths/weaknesses is at
this link (text file):
http://www.w124performance.com/docs/mb/articles/124.1x3_buying_tips.txt
BTW, I completely agree with Casey's assessment. :) My dad & sis each
have one too.
:-)
Best regards,
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Dave M.
Boise, ID
1994 E500 - 95kmi (Q-ship)
1987 300D - 261kmi (Sportline)
1987 300D - 247kmi (R.I.P.)
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Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 17:33:00 -0500
From: "Tom Scordato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [MBZ] 1987 300DT
WDBEB33D9HA285947
Above is the Vin.
Can anyone tell me about these cars? Got to start planning for when
there
will be much, much fewer 123 chassis diesel in the next 10 to 15 years.
Need chassis number (is it 124??)
Engine style is it a 6 cyl?
strengths and weakness.
Production years
Cars look very nice.
<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4599012330>
Regards Tom Scordato
Bellefonte PA
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