Funny you should mention that... I picked up an automatic 79 240D in December with 100k miles on it. The body has had its share of paint and repairs from some fender benders, but its not rusty and the interior is wonderful. Its the first 240D I've had since about 2004... and the second one since my first mercedes, a 82 240D with a four speed that i had from 1998-2001.
Its slower than I remember these cars being, but after sometime behind the wheel I remember just how enjoyable they are. Every bit of acceleration seems like a gift, and keeping up with highway traffic (or even passing someone!) seems to prove that you don't need more than 62hp in reality. Very satisfying. You are forced to carefully think out your moves on the road and be more aware of your surroundings. It makes you a better driver. I love the simplicity of the car. Series glow plugs, mono radio, manual everything, no sunroof. Big options on the car are AC and the automatic. I rebuilt the injectors and set the cam and injection timing to get out every hp I could. Its really lovely to drive. Here are some crummy pictures I took of it in the rain earlier this month: http://images.jaimekop.com/2015_01_04_240D/ I need to find another one with a 4 speed and keep it long-term. But, they're getting pretty impossible to find these days. Jaime On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 4:26 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Because I have a strange urge. I have the urge for about a 77-79 240d > automatic and I'm not sure why. Maybe it's because that was my first car. > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
