I'll give ya $500 for it!
FWIW, my 86 SDL has always been more sensitive to crosswinds than my 200D
ever was, and more so than the 123 240D. The most stable car i ever drove
was the 200D. I could literally take my hands off the wheel and it would
go straight as an arrow. The SDL has been
OK Don wrote:
Nitpicking here, but is it a '93 300D 2.5, or a 300E 2.5? My favorite
reference shows the '90 to '93 as 300D 2.5 and the '95 as an E300
Diesel.
I find the ride of my new-to-me '90 300D 2.5 to be much stiffer than
the 300SDL. Maybe it has Bilstein performance shocks? It's also much
Loren Faeth wrote:
I'll give ya $500 for it!
FWIW, my 86 SDL has always been more sensitive to crosswinds than my 200D
ever was, and more so than the 123 240D. The most stable car i ever drove
was the 200D. I could literally take my hands off the wheel and it would
go straight as an arrow.
On the SDL: Rebuilt the rear subframe/mounts control arms last year. Diff
mount looks ok, but I didn't change it.
Put new bushings in the idler arm recently. I think that helps but have
not driven it enough yet to be sure.
Loren
87 TD
86 SDL
87 SDL
81 240D
83 380SL
66 200D
66 200D 2.4
and
Lee,
The car has ASR - electronic traction control, which also acts as
electronic limited-slip diff by applying the brake to the spinning
wheel. Gas cars have ASR, diesels have ASD (which is a mechanical
setup and TOTALLY different.) The ASR, with good snow tires, should
make the car just peachy
OK Don writes:
Nitpicking here, but is it a '93 300D 2.5, or a 300E 2.5? My
favorite reference shows the '90 to '93 as 300D 2.5 and the
'95 as an E300 Diesel.
Sorry, I'm confused. My car is a diesel, so it's a '93 300D 2.5, not an E as
I was reporting earlier. I thought that the 300E
Dave writes:
The car has ASR - electronic traction control, which also
acts as electronic limited-slip diff by applying the brake to
the spinning wheel. Gas cars have ASR, diesels have ASD
(which is a mechanical setup and TOTALLY different.)
My car is a diesel, so it's a '93 300D 2.5,
(Sportline)
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Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 07:49:30 -0500
From: Lee Levitt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Trip report - first drive, Raleigh to Boston
Dave writes:
The car has ASR - electronic traction control, which also
acts as electronic limited-slip diff
Sorry do you have a diesel or a gasser here? Either way, 34 mpg is great!
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
83 300D
Jeff,
'93 300E 2.5L turbodiesel
I wonder if I'll get better fuel economy if I don't push it...
Lee
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From: Jeff Zedic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 4:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Trip report
Lee Levitt wrote:
Jeff,
'93 300E 2.5L turbodiesel
I wonder if I'll get better fuel economy if I don't push it...
I've found very little difference with turbodiesels. They are optimized
for higher engine speeds. The normally aspirated models get better
mileage when driven in the 40-55 mph
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