I am at the point of either painting and derusting my '83 wagon with 282 K miles, or selling fit or a pittance and buying another one of a similar vintage that doesn't need body work. Neither option is particularly palatable but I have always felt this is the BEST Mercedes model of all time, so am reluctant to drive anything else on a daily basis.
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 9:50 AM, Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yeah Ed's obviously never had a wagon before... > I kept my 300TD way longer than was prudent and dumped way more money in it > than I should have > strictly because when it was all working right it was a delightful car to > drive. > > At some point the missus and I are going to take a cross country road trip > and a 300TD is way high on the list of vehicles I want to use. > Put a small teardrop trailer behind it to sleep in and we'll be largely > self sufficient. > > -Curt > > Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:01:57 +0930 > From: Hendrik & Fay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1985 300TD Wagon For Sale > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Perhaps instead of laughing you might like to remember that the wagons > all had SLS, which is a system designed so that at full load the > vehicle > still handles like it should and not drag it's behind along the ground. > > Hendrik > > E M wrote: > > If you can load a bunch of 2x4s, 400lbs of concrete and roll the > windows up > > with ac on and not notice a difference in how it normally handles, it > > doesn't say much about it's normal handling. lol. ;-) > > > > Ed > > 300E > > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
