Re: [MBZ] w124 diesel value

2006-03-11 Thread Rick Knoble
You are totally asking the wrong people about curing the diesel disease. I mean, that's like asking your crack dealer if it's a good idea to kick the habit. I kinda figured that. I paid $5000 for my 1992 300D. 286Kmi, new transmission at 200K, new timing chain, valve job, and head

Re: [MBZ] w124 diesel value

2006-03-11 Thread l02turner
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 5:52 PM Subject: [MBZ] w124 diesel value Hi All, I know several of you (us) have bought 124 diesels recently. Sunil and OK Don come to mind. How much did you guys pay? I am going to check out a 1992 300D tomorrow. Also, is there any cure

Re: [MBZ] w124 diesel value

2006-03-11 Thread Dave M.
seats - I'm interested. Even better if it's somewhere on the west coast. For some reason almost all of them are on the east coast, d'oh. =) -dm -- Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:07:22 -0600 From: Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] w124 diesel value I paid

Re: [MBZ] w124 diesel value

2006-03-11 Thread OK Don
My '90 300D 2.5 had 243k miles (still shows that - odometer stopped about 100 miles after purchase). I paid $4500 for it - no maintenance history other than the it had good care for the three or four years the PO (D. Snook) owned it. I think the engine is all original, and the tranny probably is

Re: [MBZ] w124 diesel value

2006-03-11 Thread l02turner
10, 2006 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] w124 diesel value Hi Rick. I bought my '91 300D about 3 weeks ago (2/17 IIRC) - it had ~99K miles and is in excellent condition. My other MB is a '78 240D with 286k miles and the difference that 13 years of constant improvement to diesel engines is nothing

Re: [MBZ] w124 diesel value

2006-03-11 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
to be. Dwight Giles, Jr 1979 240D auto, 250K + miles 1990 300D 2.5t, 129K miles Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 11:59 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] w124 diesel value

Re: [MBZ] w124 diesel value

2006-03-11 Thread l02turner
://members.rennlist.com/my_911/Index.htm For my Paint Job Info - Original Message - From: Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 7:36 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] w124 diesel value Larry, That sounds about right. I have about 8k in my

[MBZ] w124 diesel value

2006-03-10 Thread Rick Knoble
Hi All, I know several of you (us) have bought 124 diesels recently. Sunil and OK Don come to mind. How much did you guys pay? I am going to check out a 1992 300D tomorrow. Also, is there any cure for this disease? I mean, I already have two kinda rare diesels, why do I still want MORE? Will

Re: [MBZ] w124 diesel value

2006-03-10 Thread Sunil Hari
You are totally asking the wrong people about curing the diesel disease. I mean, that's like asking your crack dealer if it's a good idea to kick the habit. I paid $5000 for my 1992 300D. 286Kmi, new transmission at 200K, new timing chain, valve job, and head gasket at 150Kmi. New 500E