[Vwdiesel] "new"1997 MB E300D

[lbaird119 at aol.com]

am wondering what spare parts I 
hould take beyond some fuel, oil, & air filters.




  We just went from WA to KS and back and I took none of those.  It was about 4000 highway miles so I didn't figure I needed an oil filter, I've never fouled an air filter anywhere near that quickly and it'd be rare to have a fuel filter get plugged on that short of a trip but that's the only one I'd even consider bothering to take.  Hard to anticipate what part could possibly fail on a long trip in a new-to-you car but I think it'd drive me nuts trying to second guess it.
  Dad's 220 D came with a spare glow plug, injector and a couple other things.  In over 20 years of driving it regularly, even though the provided spare parts were stashed in the trunk somewhere, they were not only never used but certainly not on a trip.  I think I'd just enjoy the trip.  :-)
    Loren