JKDGabe Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 As most of you should know by now, I'm having to sell my Z. I'm looking to replace it a diesel car as I already have a diesel truck. VW is probably my first choice as they seem to get the best mileage but finding one in my price range AND in my area is pretty hard. Merc's are much more common and being that I want to use bio-diesel anyway mileage ain't that big of a deal. I know what to look for in general on a car, but I don't know anything about Merc's in specific. Was there a best year/model design? Any flaws I should keep an eye out for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted September 13, 2003 Share Posted September 13, 2003 My neighbor has two early nineties 126 series diesels. Those damn things won't die!! One has 260,000 miles and the other has a newer engine, but has way more than that. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 I'm driving a '78 300D on biodiesel. From what I hear the W123 chassis'd cars with the 5 cylinder OM617 engines are solid, bulletproof, and very common. I got a great deal on mine, and although I may be the slowest thing on the road I'm using domestic fuel we don't have to fight a war for, and it makes my Z seem that much faster! Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z_Master Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 I have a 300SD. 1982. I just traded it for 600 bucks and an L24 rebuilt motor. Oh yeah, I know lot's about these cars. Just AIM me or quoc@livesockets.com. I'll be glad to help, as long as you can help me on my Z. I ran my 300SD for about 7 years, never had to do anything to the car except change the darn oil. Also, we have two W126 Diesel Chassis and about 2 cars in adition to that worth of parts, i'm in southern california. Our family has, 2 W126 Convertables, 1 W126 500SEL, 4 W126 300SD, and a 98 TURBO DIESEL E300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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