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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 96 E300D?
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
I bought my '87 300TD on Ebay, traveled from Charleston to Philly on a
one-way
ticket.
She was pretty rough
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I've bought 3 cars away from home and only one gave me a completely trouble
free
basically what I was getting into. I didn't count on it pouring rain in RI
and turning to snow by the time I got to MA...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 20:41:38 -0600
From: Brian Toscano brian.tosc...@gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 96 E300D
Curt Raymond wrote:
If I were to do it I'd budget a significant amount of cash for
it to go into a shop for a complete going over before I tried
to drive it home.
The ONLY time I drove a car home it was a disaster. ($450
worth exhaust later..)
So you had a bad experience. That doesn't
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I've bought 3 cars away from home and only one gave me a completely trouble
free drive back
On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote:
I bought my '87 300TD on Ebay, traveled from Charleston to Philly on a
one-way ticket.
She was pretty rough, but after a test drive I decided she would make it, and
she did with one
break-down. At about the half way
So what is the group wisdom in regard to a 1996 E300D.
There is one advertised locally for under $9,000 with about 100K miles
on it.
Looks nice in photos. Silver with grey cloth interior.
Randy
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On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
So what is the group wisdom in regard to a 1996 E300D.
There is one advertised locally for under $9,000 with about 100K miles on
it.
Looks nice in photos. Silver with grey cloth interior.
Good engine but the first year
Good car but that's way too high. You can get a 98-99 turbo for less than that.
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On Sep 9, 2011, at 10:33 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
So what is the group wisdom in regard to a 1996 E300D.
There is one advertised locally for under $9,000 with about 100K
I own a 96 E300d and concur that although a good car, seems high to me.
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 96 E300D?
Good car but that's way too high
That price sounds pretty high!
Engine is normally aspirated, pretty much bullet proof. Beware disintegrating
wiring harness in engine bay, rust (hidden) in front suspension spring perches.
Max
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Randy, it would be awesome for you to take a test drive and then file a
report! Drive there in your 115 300D to compare and contrast technology
that is 20 years apart!
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.netwrote:
That price sounds pretty high!
Engine is normally
Hi Andrew
Would love to take a look at it. Out in Steinbach so a half hour away.
Not sure I would want to show up in the 115. They might get the idea
that I like the diesels. I would rather hide that fact and play dumb.
Randy
On 09/09/2011 12:44 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Randy, it
Thanks to all for the comments about, wiring issues, rust and price.
Do remember that I am in Canada and Winnipeg at that, and that these
are not all that common here and as such often command higher prices
than you folks are used to.
I paid $6500 for the 76 115 in July 2005.
It has
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 96 E300D?
Hi Andrew
Would love to take a look at it. Out in Steinbach so a half hour away.
Not sure I would want to show up in the 115. They might get the idea that
I like the diesels. I would rather hide that fact and play dumb.
Randy
On 09/09/2011 12:44 PM, andrew
to get a nice one and then go
through it to make sure its very nice for the trip.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:57:26 -0500
From: Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
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trying to throw
me a munch of Bravo Sierra, i. e., bull stuff.
Wilton
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 96 E300D?
Hi Andrew
Would love
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
At some point my wife and I want to make a drive across the US and my
absolute ideal #1 choice for the drive is a 123 turbo wagon. When we get to it
(gotta pay down some debt first) I'll spend some money to get a nice one
Gotta factor in that Randy is talking in Loonies.
Price may be ok there unless he wants to fly to Okieland and drive back.
Good car but that's way too high. You can get a 98-99 turbo for less
than that.
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On Sep 9, 2011, at 10:33 AM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca
Dieselhead wrote:
Gotta factor in that Randy is talking in Loonies.
Price may be ok there unless he wants to fly to Okieland and drive back.
If he wants to fly to Okieland, he should buy a '87 300TD from a fellow lister
and set it up to tow the boat.
Mitch.
I used to own that car it has issues
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On Sep 9, 2011, at 5:12 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Dieselhead wrote:
Gotta factor in that Randy is talking in Loonies.
Price may be ok there unless he wants to fly to Okieland and drive back.
If he wants to fly to
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I used to own that car it has issues
I was wondering why the sub-$2k price.
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It's a sub 1k car
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On Sep 9, 2011, at 5:45 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
I used to own that car it has issues
I was wondering why the sub-$2k price.
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Thought about it. I spent a fair amount of time there, in fact I just got back
from a 2 week stint and go back next week...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 13:14:10 -0700
From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 96 E300D
wrote:
Thought about it. I spent a fair amount of time there, in fact I just got
back from a 2 week stint and go back next week...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 13:14:10 -0700
From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 96
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