[V8] A V8 Avant in my future?

[cobram at juno.com]

It's deja-vu all over again.  Seems you (we've) had this conversation
quite a few times.  A few points, of the less than 1500 '87 300TDT wagons
sold by MB in the US, ALL of them had leather interiors AFAIK.  If it
looks like MB tex, it's leather.  Rust isn't bad at all, just changed the
rear brake lines and hoses, did the fuel lines while I was there,
everything else is still solid.  Trap oxidizer was removed by Mercyless
Benz long ago on their dime, and they installed a new turbo, manifold and
front exhaust while they were at it.  You'd be lucky if Audi could find a
model of this vintage in their fiche, let alone fix it for free.  They
seem to go in the high 5's around here..IF you can find someone willing
to part with one.  I get a "if you decide to sell" note on my windshield
about once a month.

BCNU,
Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.

"Roger M. Woodbury" <rmwoodbury at fairpoint.net> writes:

> The most interesting car of the whole bunch that I saw this morning 
> was an
> '87 Mercedes 300D-turbo wagon in Texas. This particular example is 
> an
> extremely interesting one because it appears to be a US spec wagon 
> but with
> cloth interior.  To my knowledge Mercedes has not imported ANY MB's 
> without
> at least MB-tex interior for thirty or more years, so this one is 
> and odd
> ball.  It also has heated seats, not particularly common with MB's.
> 
> The 6 cylinder turbodiesel was in these cars only one year, and was 
> a
> magnificent engine with a LOT of power and terrific fuel mileage.  
> Plagued
> by trap-oxidizer and thermal reactor problems, Mercedes warrantied 
> their
> systems for the life of the car, and I wonder if this car has had 
> the "fix",
> or if Mercedes would still honor their original warranty.  I had an 
> '87
> 300D-turbo sedan for a short while and as a driving car for long 
> distance,
> they were just wonderful.