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Funrover
April 15th, 2013, 08:06 PM
I will start by saying I love my little Benz. What a great car!

The quick story goes: Wife called me at work, she is stuck. The Rover starter is dead and it won't start. I leave work to go get her. I hook up her Rover to the Benz and pull her to a safe place that I can leave it for a short time till I can get my truck to pull her home. Get home and there is about a foot of snow and the ol girl just goes right through it! I do love my little diesel.

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c353/Funrover/The%20Benz%20that%20could/DSCN6272_zpsa776527a.jpg (http://s31.photobucket.com/user/Funrover/media/The%20Benz%20that%20could/DSCN6272_zpsa776527a.jpg.html)

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Jackie
April 15th, 2013, 08:32 PM
Sweet! :2thumbup:

4Runninfun
April 15th, 2013, 09:11 PM
there is a reason you can find an old diesel benz anywhere across the globe, they just don't say quit!

mattzj98
April 15th, 2013, 09:28 PM
those are torquee too! i had 190D for a little while, loved it!

4Runninfun
April 15th, 2013, 09:34 PM
those are torquee too! i had 190D for a little while, loved it!

I still have my 190D :D Eventually I'll sell it only to get a 300TD. Maybe I'll drive it around the world like this guy....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3518250874_b6e2fd184d_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2197/2431981963_a57e8655e4_b.jpg

Funrover
April 15th, 2013, 11:04 PM
That guy rocks, that Benz is sweet!

glacierpaul
April 16th, 2013, 04:44 AM
Sweet Aaron! You know I love your Benz! I actually towed my YJ to Idaho Springs in the middle of the blizzard up here....oh what fun it is to tow on icy roads, downhill. My Rubi was pulling the YJ. You could have pulled her home! Is that pic in Morrison?

Funrover
April 16th, 2013, 05:17 PM
Sweet Aaron! You know I love your Benz! I actually towed my YJ to Idaho Springs in the middle of the blizzard up here....oh what fun it is to tow on icy roads, downhill. My Rubi was pulling the YJ. You could have pulled her home! Is that pic in Morrison?


Thanks! It's a great little car! I try not to tow on ice if I can help it!

Patrolman
April 16th, 2013, 08:02 PM
Tough little Benz! Just like a Subie. Will do more than it was ever intended to do, and won't complain about it.

glacierpaul
April 18th, 2013, 05:58 AM
Thanks! It's a great little car! I try not to tow on ice if I can help it!

slow, with chains(tow and tire), no problem!

Cr33p3r
April 19th, 2013, 05:36 AM
THey are very hard to kill we drove them in Germany when i was in the Army, short of putting a bullet in the block I don't know how you could kill one. I remember a German taxi driver and his Benz had over 500k on it and still purred like a deisel.

carpenle
April 19th, 2013, 08:42 AM
Diesels are great

carpenle
April 19th, 2013, 09:51 AM
here is a 81 300SD on CL for $1600 http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3691990213.html

carpenle
April 19th, 2013, 09:57 AM
Here is a 87 300D for $2200 http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3741756319.html