[MBZ] 1980 240D - 266k miles - $7,300

[Allan Streib via Mercedes]

Having a hard time taking the ad seriously, for $7,300 and over a 
quarter-million miles we need some interior pics which should be close to 
flawless, the AC should be working, and the car should generally be 
near-perfect.

https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/d/pegram-80-mbz-240/7414314113.html


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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D, 40k miles - $11,500

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Gotta love the orient red color...

On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 8:57 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> There is something seriously fubar with that drivers seat.
>
> On 2/4/2021 1:33 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
> > Some odd wrinkles here and there in the upholstery for only
> > 40K miles, but it is 40 years old...
> >
> > I like the colors.
> >
> >
> https://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/d/dayton-1980-mercedes-benz-240d/7272423236.html
> >
> > Allan
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D, 40k miles - $11,500

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

There is something seriously fubar with that drivers seat.

On 2/4/2021 1:33 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:

Some odd wrinkles here and there in the upholstery for only
40K miles, but it is 40 years old...

I like the colors.

https://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/d/dayton-1980-mercedes-benz-240d/7272423236.html

Allan

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[MBZ] 1980 240D, 40k miles - $11,500

[Allan Streib via Mercedes]

Some odd wrinkles here and there in the upholstery for only
40K miles, but it is 40 years old...

I like the colors.

https://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/d/dayton-1980-mercedes-benz-240d/7272423236.html

Allan

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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D

[Donald Snook via Mercedes]

I don't know anything about the car other than what he posted.  I do have about 
10 pictures if anyone wants to see them.  Car looks very solid.  

Don Snook 

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Wimauma?

That's a little scary.  Wimauma is a pretty tough place. I think I've seen the 
car on CL.

-D

> On Jul 17, 2017, at 10:30 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes 
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> There is a guy in a Facebook car club I'm in that has a 1980 240D for sale. 
> It has 195K miles. Looks pretty good in the pictures.  I can send pictures.  
> A/c is cold.  It's not mine, no benefits to me, just passing info along. 
> 
> He says he wants $2900 (which seems HIGH to me), but he notes he is willing 
> to negotiate. 
> 
> Lives in Wimauma Florida. 
> 
> Donald H. Snook
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D

[Dan--- via Mercedes]

Wimauma?

That's a little scary.  Wimauma is a pretty tough place. I think I've seen the 
car on CL.

-D

> On Jul 17, 2017, at 10:30 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> There is a guy in a Facebook car club I'm in that has a 1980 240D for sale. 
> It has 195K miles. Looks pretty good in the pictures.  I can send pictures.  
> A/c is cold.  It's not mine, no benefits to me, just passing info along. 
> 
> He says he wants $2900 (which seems HIGH to me), but he notes he is willing 
> to negotiate. 
> 
> Lives in Wimauma Florida. 
> 
> Donald H. Snook
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[MBZ] 1980 240D

[Donald Snook via Mercedes]

There is a guy in a Facebook car club I'm in that has a 1980 240D for sale. It 
has 195K miles. Looks pretty good in the pictures.  I can send pictures.  A/c 
is cold.  It's not mine, no benefits to me, just passing info along. 

He says he wants $2900 (which seems HIGH to me), but he notes he is willing to 
negotiate. 

Lives in Wimauma Florida. 

Donald H. Snook



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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D crash test

[Dieselhead]

Roger posts one ON TOPIC!  Roger earns points for this!  Way to go 
Roger!  It is a good post.  Thanks!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgegEGQAsIkfeature=related

RLE


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[MBZ] 1980 240D crash test

[RELNGSON]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgegEGQAsIkfeature=related

RLE
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D crash test

[Rich Thomas]

YOW some serious face-plant on the steering wheel.  Why did the trunk 
lid fly open?


--R

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgegEGQAsIkfeature=related

RLE
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D crash test

[Benz Hogs]

That was fun, but this iswell, Opel abuse :)  Opel vs. 140 Benz :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EysDcrs-GAofeature=fvwrel

 Luther   KB5QHUOak Park, IL
'87 300SDL (312,xxx mi)
'91 Dodge Ram 150 (290,xxx mi)


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgegEGQAsIkfeature=related

RLE
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Steve MacSween]

on 8/8/08 20:38, Zoltan Finks at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 
 The 240D has all the power to accelerate that is needed, except for up steep
 hills with a lot of cargo.

I think we can agree to see things differently here... I happen to live in
an area with a poorly planned urban expressway, where many of the on-ramps
were added long after it was built and hence are stupidly short and at a
sufficient uphill grade to make attaining 60 mph in a 240d impossible before
hitting traffic. 

This, combined with the fact that the slow lane of this expressway tends to
run at about 70 a lot of the time, was what I was thinking of.

If you think Canadians are un-aggressive, passive people, you have not
driven on our major highways in central/eastern Canada. I can assure you
that highway manners Stateside are a model of civility, when taken against
the norm in Southern Ontario and most of Quebec.

There was a long-haul semi driver on the old Mercedes list who told me that
the absolutely worst experience of his career was the QEW expressway in
southern Ontario, during the morning rush hour. Those people are insane.

Mac



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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Steve MacSween]

on 8/9/08 9:34, Curt Raymond at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 but I think its looking old and in the case of my 240D pretty ratty, helped
 people put things into perspective.

Does not work around here, dude, perspective is long gone for anything
except GO FAST NOW. Everyone has either a new Japanese rice bomb or a Dodge
Ram 4x4 and they drive them with the pedal on the floor as much of the time
as they can.

It's actually getting pretty hairy, no joke, even pulling away from stop
signs I'm getting fed up with guys stuck to my back bumper until the turbo
kicks in completely in the SD. It's got much worse in the last two years.

Mac


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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[R A Bennell]

So, it makes you wonder if they were actually married and continuing a fight 
that started at home.

Randy

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I was getting on 128 off 93N one morning, traffic was stop and go, some 
idiot was jamming on her brakes trying to get the guy behind to hit 
her.  Not sure what started it, but when they hit a stop, they both got 
out of their cars and were yelling at each other, she came at him and 
the guy punches her in the face, knocked her down right in the road.  
She gets up takes a swing at him, he clocks her again, knocks her down.  
She gets up again, takes another swing, he punches her again and knocks 
her down.  Traffic started moving again and everyone drove by with her 
lying in the road.  They were both dressed very nicely, maybe early 
30s.  I bet she looked nice getting to work.

Just another morning on the 128 commute.

--R



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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Curt Raymond]

Back in the day in tech support there was a husband/wife editing company that 
used to call frequently. They'd fight bitterly while on the phone and one time 
I was on with them and a couple times he tells her how he's had about enough of 
her mouth. She kept after him and pretty soon I hear SMACK! and her crying. I 
tell him the call is OVER. I talk to the boss and we call the cops, after all 
we know where they are... Their support contract is canceled and we never hear 
from them again.

I've always sort of wondered what happened to them.

-Curt

Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:37:15 -0500
From: R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
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So, it makes you wonder if they were actually married and continuing a fight 
that started at home.

Randy

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I was getting on 128 off 93N one morning, traffic was stop and go, some 
idiot was jamming on her brakes trying to get the guy behind to hit 
her.  Not sure what started it, but when they hit a stop, they both got 
out of their cars and were yelling at each other, she came at him and 
the guy punches her in the face, knocked her down right in the road.  
She gets up takes a swing at him, he clocks her again, knocks her down.  
She gets up again, takes another swing, he punches her again and knocks 
her down.  Traffic started moving again and everyone drove by with her 
lying in the road.  They were both dressed very nicely, maybe early 
30s.  I bet she looked nice getting to work.

Just another morning on the 128 commute.

--R



  
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Dwight E. Giles, Jr]

But I too have to defend the 240D and commuting to and around Boston.  For
the last 5 years I drove my 240D automatic in from the south via the lower
end of 128  the SE expressway-not as nuts as upper 128 but either fast or
60-0 in a moment's notice.  AS I have aid before in defense of the slow
240D-it requires driving skills that many newer cars don't require-e.g.
thinking ahead, watching hills, not pulling out when you might need another
second.

Having said that, my 240D stick is much quicker and then of course the 2.5t
allows you to give, not receive, the finger.
My 0.02

Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles.  
1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 
1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles.
Wickford, RI-Original Message-
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I never commuted on 128, I've driven fast on it at 2am though...
Commuting on 128 is a  lot like walking on 128...

-Curt

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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Luther]

I seem to remember a conversation while in your car.
Me: Do you have this thing floored?
Don: No, I do not want to loose Regina (driving a mid '90's 420SEL) and 
Kaleb (driving John's '91or2 300D 2.5). 

Luther

Wonko the Sane wrote:
 I occasionally have to drive on I-80 and I-35 in the Ames and Des Moines
 areas. Granted, we don't have any on-ramps with a 15 percent uphill grade,
 but I've never had issues with getting up to respectable speed before
 merging in my amazingly-slow 240D, and my particular vehicle is among the
 slowest of the slow.

 Just ask any IowaQ attendees who had to follow me down to my office.

 Yea, it is max force on the pedal and lean slightly forward but I am
 normally up to at least 60 mph (with a speed limit of 65 mph, meaning 75) by
 the time I need to merge.

 Most limited access highways were constructed with sufficient acceleration
 room prior to merging.

 On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

   
 I feel that unless one lives in an area where they are likely to be shot or
 otherwise attacked, then the hard-charging drivers who tailgate can drive
 off into oblivion and die, wasting fuel all the way.

 

   

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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Curt Raymond]

And here I thought I was the lone dissenting voice.
MA is a state known for agressive drivers and I drove my 240D for something 
like 50,000 miles commuting 90 miles daily. It regularly made trips into Boston 
including the fabled 128 corridor. It also regularly was pulled to the governor 
and held there for an hour at a time.

Nobody would mistake it for a fast car but it was a totally adequate daily 
driver. Sure I got flipped off occasionally and less frequently honked at but I 
think its looking old and in the case of my 240D pretty ratty, helped people 
put things into perspective.

-Curt

Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:38:02 -0700
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I feel that unless one lives in an area where they are likely to be shot or
otherwise attacked, then the hard-charging drivers who tailgate can drive
off into oblivion and die, wasting fuel all the way.

The 240D has all the power to accelerate that is needed, except for up steep
hills with a lot of cargo.

I like that it's being acknowledged more in the media these days that hard
acceleration wastes fuel. Of course, this is not so much the case with
diesels - I mean accelerating faster taking more fuel?

Brian

Steve echoed: But I echo the note about freeways. Not only
merging, but even keeping up with urban freeway traffic patterns isn't a fun
proposition.


  
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Rich Thomas]

Did you read the Herald, shave, talk on the phone, and curse at other 
drivers (all at the same time) while commuting on 128?

--R

Curt Raymond wrote:
 And here I thought I was the lone dissenting voice.
 MA is a state known for agressive drivers and I drove my 240D for something 
 like 50,000 miles commuting 90 miles daily. It regularly made trips into 
 Boston including the fabled 128 corridor. It also regularly was pulled to the 
 governor and held there for an hour at a time.

 Nobody would mistake it for a fast car but it was a totally adequate daily 
 driver. Sure I got flipped off occasionally and less frequently honked at but 
 I think its looking old and in the case of my 240D pretty ratty, helped 
 people put things into perspective.

 -Curt

 Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:38:02 -0700
 From: Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
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 I feel that unless one lives in an area where they are likely to be shot or
 otherwise attacked, then the hard-charging drivers who tailgate can drive
 off into oblivion and die, wasting fuel all the way.

 The 240D has all the power to accelerate that is needed, except for up steep
 hills with a lot of cargo.

 I like that it's being acknowledged more in the media these days that hard
 acceleration wastes fuel. Of course, this is not so much the case with
 diesels - I mean accelerating faster taking more fuel?

 Brian

 Steve echoed: But I echo the note about freeways. Not only
 merging, but even keeping up with urban freeway traffic patterns isn't a fun
 proposition.


   
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Curt Raymond]

I never commuted on 128, I've driven fast on it at 2am though...
Commuting on 128 is a  lot like walking on 128...

-Curt

--- On Sat, 8/9/08, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008, 10:04 AM

Did you read the Herald, shave, talk on the phone, and curse at other 
drivers (all at the same time) while commuting on 128?

--R

Curt Raymond wrote:
 And here I thought I was the lone dissenting voice.
 MA is a state known for agressive drivers and I drove my 240D for
something like 50,000 miles commuting 90 miles daily. It regularly made trips
into Boston including the fabled 128 corridor. It also regularly was pulled to
the governor and held there for an hour at a time.

 Nobody would mistake it for a fast car but it was a totally adequate daily
driver. Sure I got flipped off occasionally and less frequently honked at but I
think its looking old and in the case of my 240D pretty ratty,
helped people put things into perspective.

 -Curt

 Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:38:02 -0700
 From: Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 I feel that unless one lives in an area where they are likely to be shot
or
 otherwise attacked, then the hard-charging drivers who tailgate can drive
 off into oblivion and die, wasting fuel all the way.

 The 240D has all the power to accelerate that is needed, except for up
steep
 hills with a lot of cargo.

 I like that it's being acknowledged more in the media these days that
hard
 acceleration wastes fuel. Of course, this is not so much the case with
 diesels - I mean accelerating faster taking more fuel?

 Brian

 Steve echoed: But I echo the note about freeways. Not only
 merging, but even keeping up with urban freeway traffic patterns isn't
a fun
 proposition.


   
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Rich Thomas]

I was getting on 128 off 93N one morning, traffic was stop and go, some 
idiot was jamming on her brakes trying to get the guy behind to hit 
her.  Not sure what started it, but when they hit a stop, they both got 
out of their cars and were yelling at each other, she came at him and 
the guy punches her in the face, knocked her down right in the road.  
She gets up takes a swing at him, he clocks her again, knocks her down.  
She gets up again, takes another swing, he punches her again and knocks 
her down.  Traffic started moving again and everyone drove by with her 
lying in the road.  They were both dressed very nicely, maybe early 
30s.  I bet she looked nice getting to work.

Just another morning on the 128 commute.

--R

Curt Raymond wrote:
 I never commuted on 128, I've driven fast on it at 2am though...
 Commuting on 128 is a  lot like walking on 128...

 -Curt

 --- On Sat, 8/9/08, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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 Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008, 10:04 AM

 Did you read the Herald, shave, talk on the phone, and curse at other 
 drivers (all at the same time) while commuting on 128?

 --R

 Curt Raymond wrote:
   
 And here I thought I was the lone dissenting voice.
 MA is a state known for agressive drivers and I drove my 240D for
 
 something like 50,000 miles commuting 90 miles daily. It regularly made trips
 into Boston including the fabled 128 corridor. It also regularly was pulled to
 the governor and held there for an hour at a time.
   
 Nobody would mistake it for a fast car but it was a totally adequate daily
 
 driver. Sure I got flipped off occasionally and less frequently honked at but 
 I
 think its looking old and in the case of my 240D pretty ratty,
 helped people put things into perspective.
   
 -Curt

 Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:38:02 -0700
 From: Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice
 To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
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 I feel that unless one lives in an area where they are likely to be shot
 
 or
   
 otherwise attacked, then the hard-charging drivers who tailgate can drive
 off into oblivion and die, wasting fuel all the way.

 The 240D has all the power to accelerate that is needed, except for up
 
 steep
   
 hills with a lot of cargo.

 I like that it's being acknowledged more in the media these days that
 
 hard
   
 acceleration wastes fuel. Of course, this is not so much the case with
 diesels - I mean accelerating faster taking more fuel?

 Brian

 Steve echoed: But I echo the note about freeways. Not only
 merging, but even keeping up with urban freeway traffic patterns isn't
 
 a fun
   
 proposition.


   
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Zoltan Finks]

Now That's my idea of Equal Rights!

Brian

Rich wrote:they both got
out of their cars and were yelling at each other, she came at him and
the guy punches her in the face, knocked her down right in the road.
She gets up takes a swing at him, he clocks her again, knocks her down.
She gets up again, takes another swing, he punches her again and knocks
her down.
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[MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Donald Snook]

Our summer law clerk is looking at a 1980 240D with 390,000 miles on it.  His 
sister is selling it.  It is a two owner car. The previous owner was a retired 
air force captain. They have a three ring binder full of service records.  The 
previous owner drove it for 370,000 miles.  I told him to be concerned about 
the transmission (its an auto) and to see if the timing chain has been 
replaced.  Anything else I should tell him about?  They want $2200 for it - 
which I think is a crazy price.  BUT, his sister paid $1500 for it.   Any 
advice would be great.

Donald H. Snook

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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Gary Hurst]

i'm also worry about injection pump at this mileage.

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Our summer law clerk is looking at a 1980 240D with 390,000 miles on it.
  His sister is selling it.  It is a two owner car. The previous owner was a
 retired air force captain. They have a three ring binder full of service
 records.  The previous owner drove it for 370,000 miles.  I told him to be
 concerned about the transmission (its an auto) and to see if the timing
 chain has been replaced.  Anything else I should tell him about?  They want
 $2200 for it - which I think is a crazy price.  BUT, his sister paid $1500
 for it.   Any advice would be great.

 Donald H. Snook

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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Tom Hargrave]

At 390,000 miles, the long term service history really does not matter
anymore because everything that wears out has been replaced at least once.

All that matters now is the condition the car is in today and if it's in
excellent shape, I'd recommend that she buys it - even at $2200.

And even the Sister's buying price does not matter - it's all about what the
car is worth today!

Thanks,
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Subject: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

Our summer law clerk is looking at a 1980 240D with 390,000 miles on it.
His sister is selling it.  It is a two owner car. The previous owner was a
retired air force captain. They have a three ring binder full of service
records.  The previous owner drove it for 370,000 miles.  I told him to be
concerned about the transmission (its an auto) and to see if the timing
chain has been replaced.  Anything else I should tell him about?  They want
$2200 for it - which I think is a crazy price.  BUT, his sister paid $1500
for it.   Any advice would be great.

Donald H. Snook

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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Alex Chamberlain]

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 6:15 AM, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I told him to be concerned about the transmission (its an auto)

He better give it a thorough test drive beforehand including some
freeway driving to see if he can deal with the lack of power---a W123
240D automatic really is a slug.  In some parts of the country, where
on-ramps are short and normal freeway traffic speed is 80 mph, you're
asking to get the finger or worse on a daily basis.

Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo et al.

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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Dwight E. Giles, Jr]

At that mileage and for that price I personally would have a compression
test done.  And check the known rust sites as well.

Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles.  
1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 
1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles.
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Subject: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

Our summer law clerk is looking at a 1980 240D with 390,000 miles on it.
His sister is selling it.  It is a two owner car. The previous owner was a
retired air force captain. They have a three ring binder full of service
records.  The previous owner drove it for 370,000 miles.  I told him to be
concerned about the transmission (its an auto) and to see if the timing
chain has been replaced.  Anything else I should tell him about?  They want
$2200 for it - which I think is a crazy price.  BUT, his sister paid $1500
for it.   Any advice would be great.

Donald H. Snook

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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Steve MacSween]

on 8/8/08 9:15, Donald Snook at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Our summer law clerk is looking at a 1980 240D with 390,000 miles on it.

At that sort of mileage, much will depend on what's in the binder-full of
receipts.

The OM616s have to work pretty hard a lot of the time, in comparison with
the OM617s, so at that mileage I would expect to see something major done to
the engine. If not then not if but when

An awful lot seem to turn up for sale with engine mechanical issues at much
lower mileages than that.

If the engine is in good shape then a 240d makes a fine around-town car,
even in automatic spec. But I echo the note about freeways. Not only
merging, but even keeping up with urban freeway traffic patterns isn't a fun
proposition.

Mac


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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Zoltan Finks]

I feel that unless one lives in an area where they are likely to be shot or
otherwise attacked, then the hard-charging drivers who tailgate can drive
off into oblivion and die, wasting fuel all the way.

The 240D has all the power to accelerate that is needed, except for up steep
hills with a lot of cargo.

I like that it's being acknowledged more in the media these days that hard
acceleration wastes fuel. Of course, this is not so much the case with
diesels - I mean accelerating faster taking more fuel?

Brian

Steve echoed: But I echo the note about freeways. Not only
merging, but even keeping up with urban freeway traffic patterns isn't a fun
proposition.
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice

[Wonko the Sane]

I occasionally have to drive on I-80 and I-35 in the Ames and Des Moines
areas. Granted, we don't have any on-ramps with a 15 percent uphill grade,
but I've never had issues with getting up to respectable speed before
merging in my amazingly-slow 240D, and my particular vehicle is among the
slowest of the slow.

Just ask any IowaQ attendees who had to follow me down to my office.

Yea, it is max force on the pedal and lean slightly forward but I am
normally up to at least 60 mph (with a speed limit of 65 mph, meaning 75) by
the time I need to merge.

Most limited access highways were constructed with sufficient acceleration
room prior to merging.

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

 I feel that unless one lives in an area where they are likely to be shot or
 otherwise attacked, then the hard-charging drivers who tailgate can drive
 off into oblivion and die, wasting fuel all the way.


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[MBZ] 1980 240D engine and 4 speed tranny

[Douglas]

I have a 1980 240 D with manny that was rear ended and totalled several years 
ago and is currently stored at my fathers home in Concord CA. I have a 1980 300 
D that I am going to be saving all of the sheet metal for though I am looking 
to sell the engine and transmission. It has a bit over 200K on the clock. The 
clutch was done like a month before it was totalled. 

Anyone in the area care to buy the motor and tranny. 

Douglas
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[MBZ] 1980 240D for sale in Columbus

[Sunil Hari]

Guy at the local MB dealership is pseudo-interested in selling his 1980
240D.  Reason he's pseudo-interested is that he has 2 other cars, but he
doesn't know if he can replace his 240.  Brown exterior, tan interior,
perfect inside and out.  4-speed manual, everything works (incl. R12 A/C)
but the power antenna.  160,000 miles, and he's the second owner.  I'm
pretty sure he has complete maintenance records.

He wants $4500.  Any takers?

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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D for sale in Columbus

[andrew strasfogel]

Buy it quick!  It's worth at least $17,000 - see recent ebay transactions.

On 1/5/06, Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 HAHAHAHAHAHA
 Rick Knoble
 '85 300 CD
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 Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:59 PM
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  Guy at the local MB dealership is pseudo-interested in selling his 1980
  240D.  Reason he's pseudo-interested is that he has 2 other cars, but he
  doesn't know if he can replace his 240.  Brown exterior, tan interior,
  perfect inside and out.  4-speed manual, everything works (incl. R12
 A/C)
  but the power antenna.  160,000 miles, and he's the second owner.  I'm
  pretty sure he has complete maintenance records.
 
  He wants $4500.  Any takers?
 
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D for sale in Columbus

[Sunil Hari]

160,000 miles, not 16,000 miles.

On 1/5/06, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Buy it quick!  It's worth at least $17,000 - see recent ebay transactions.

 On 1/5/06, Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  HAHAHAHAHAHA
  Rick Knoble
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  From: Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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  Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:59 PM
  Subject: [MBZ] 1980 240D for sale in Columbus
 
 
   Guy at the local MB dealership is pseudo-interested in selling his
 1980
   240D.  Reason he's pseudo-interested is that he has 2 other cars, but
 he
   doesn't know if he can replace his 240.  Brown exterior, tan interior,
   perfect inside and out.  4-speed manual, everything works (incl. R12
  A/C)
   but the power antenna.  160,000 miles, and he's the second owner.  I'm
   pretty sure he has complete maintenance records.
  
   He wants $4500.  Any takers?
  
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Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D for sale in Columbus

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

uh, way overpriced.

Sunil Hari wrote:


Guy at the local MB dealership is pseudo-interested in selling his 1980
240D.  Reason he's pseudo-interested is that he has 2 other cars, but he
doesn't know if he can replace his 240.  Brown exterior, tan interior,
perfect inside and out.  4-speed manual, everything works (incl. R12 A/C)
but the power antenna.  160,000 miles, and he's the second owner.  I'm
pretty sure he has complete maintenance records.

He wants $4500.  Any takers?

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