Actually the lifetime journey started in like '02 or so when one of my
wife's patients, an Indy MB mechanic, was no longer able to drive so was
selling his 300TD. He was basically broke, and she had some measure of
pity on him, and the boychild needed a car for school commuting etc. so
we bought the TD. It was a good choice -- solid, hard to get into
trouble with a NA engine, and in fairly good shape. Paid too much for
it I think, but it was for a reasonable cause. The ex-wife widow called
me to see if I wanted a drum of engine oil he had in his little garage
at his apartment when he passed a year or so later, was not particularly
good oil (Shell something) and not diesel oil, so I passed on that. I
guess I could have recouped some of the car price with that but had no
way to haul it and a lifetime supply was a bit much.
Bought the boy the 84 SD when he graduated college, the daughter unit
was by then driving the TD. Mama told me after the fact that she liked
the SD and why did I get it for him and not her, sigh... So for her
birthday a few years back got her an SD like the boy's. Now the daughter
is driving mama's SD, the boy's SD and the TD are here and I need to do
something with them. Mama needed a new reliable ride so got the ML.
The TD is kinda past it's useful life due to rust but it still runs
well, I am thinking to pull some parts and haul it to the knacker.
But yeah, I remember my buddy's dad's MB from way back then and how
exotic it was, the ride and performance. I'll see my friend in a coupla
weeks, will have to talk about that car!
--R
On 4/24/15 10:52 AM, Dimitri wrote:
Is that what set you on a lifelong Mercedes path?
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On Apr 24, 2015, at 10:42 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
Back when I was in college, this would have been like 73 or 74, my buddy
"borrowed" his dad's new Benz to go out riding around. I can't recall what it
was, a 280 maybe? Anyway we were out driving in the semi-countryside on the edge of town
and he is going like 60 or so down this road and the railroad tracks are up there a bit.
These tracks were bad to go over, we all knew that. I tell him to slow down, he says no
watch this (hey y'all! ho mah beer n watchiss!) and we fly over those tracks like they
weren't even there. I was amazed.
--R
On 4/24/15 9:51 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
I have heard (never owned one) that the 116 is incredible, ride wise. I have
heard that you can hit potholes and RR tracks at speed, and nary know they were
there. The suspension supposedly drops too, when you get over 80-85mph.
Like Curly said, if the ride height changes, it must be a 6.9.
My 116.120 (300SD) would gobble up RR tracks at 55mph with scarcely a quiver,
the kind of tracks that slow SUV drivers to 10-15mph. I probably scared the
crap out of some of them by passing them right before or after the tracks at a
40mph speed differential.
Mitch.
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