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Yep, I picked up another one of these old school gems.
I have a strange addiction to these cars. This is my 5th old Mercedes diesel and there is just something about them that keeps me coming back. The 240D is the "Lotus Elise" of the early diesel Benz cars as it's incredibly spartan and comes with a 2.4 liter 4 cylinder, a 4-speed manual transmission, and none of the fluff that the larger 300-series had.
The tiny engine looks funny in the HUGE engine bay but at least it'll be easy to work on. The car is a one-owner car and has been in Tucson it's entire life. It has absolutely no rust and EVERYTHING works on it (including the A/C). It was truly a great find and I could probably sell it to some hippie in California for a ridiculous sum of money.
See example here: For Sale
Here are some pictures:
Oh yeah... it has 63 horsepower and weighs 3300 lbs
anic: I've already "converted" it to run on B100 biodiesel and am filling it up with it's first tank of veggie fuel today 
Any other old Benz enthusiasts here? It's like the polar opposite of the Elise in terms of driving dynamics.
I have a strange addiction to these cars. This is my 5th old Mercedes diesel and there is just something about them that keeps me coming back. The 240D is the "Lotus Elise" of the early diesel Benz cars as it's incredibly spartan and comes with a 2.4 liter 4 cylinder, a 4-speed manual transmission, and none of the fluff that the larger 300-series had.
The tiny engine looks funny in the HUGE engine bay but at least it'll be easy to work on. The car is a one-owner car and has been in Tucson it's entire life. It has absolutely no rust and EVERYTHING works on it (including the A/C). It was truly a great find and I could probably sell it to some hippie in California for a ridiculous sum of money.
See example here: For Sale
Here are some pictures:
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Oh yeah... it has 63 horsepower and weighs 3300 lbs
Any other old Benz enthusiasts here? It's like the polar opposite of the Elise in terms of driving dynamics.