Diesel_Benz
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I don't think thats quite it. VW is considered by most MB owners to be a "red headed stepchild". Kind of like Chrysler is to GM and Ford drivers.
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IndigoBlueWagon
TDIClub Enthusiast, Principal IDParts, Vendor , w/
Diesel Benz, your 1982 Benz sounds interesting. And quick. How quick is it?
btcost
Veteran Member
I know Rocketchip has chipped the 98-99 E300 D's. . and it makes a nice difference.
I think he can do the newer cars, but I am not 100% sure.
Old Navy
Top Post Dawg
He's tried to get me to let hip chip mine, but I have more power now then I need and have enough problems with ESP always kicking in trying to keep rear tires from spinning.
Had a guy here about a month ago on a hot sunny early afternoon riding my bumper with his GMC PU and we finally had to stop to let the car in front of me make a left, just as the guy started turning the yahoo behind me hit the horn. So being the type I am I hit ESP off button and power button and lit up the tires, the truck disappeared in a cloud of boiling rubber smoke and actually waited till he could see to drive. I was about two blocks down the road before he came out of the cloud.
btcost
Veteran Member
He's tried to get me to let hip chip mine, but I have more power now then I need and have enough problems with ESP always kicking in trying to keep rear tires from spinning.
Had a guy here about a month ago on a hot sunny early afternoon riding my bumper with his GMC PU and we finally had to stop to let the car in front of me make a left, just as the guy started turning the yahoo behind me hit the horn. So being the type I am I hit ESP off button and power button and lit up the tires, the truck disappeared in a cloud of boiling rubber smoke and actually waited till he could see to drive. I was about two blocks down the road before he came out of the cloud.
that is SWEET!!!
Old Navy
Top Post Dawg
Yes but then came the regrets wondering how much tread wear life went up in smoke, those 225x55x16HR ain't cheap.
aja8888
Top Post Dawg
Yeah, but at your age, wearing out a set of tires takes a long time...Yes but then came the regrets wondering how much tread wear life went up in smoke, those 225x55x16HR ain't cheap.
2slowtdi
Veteran Member
He's tried to get me to let hip chip mine, but I have more power now then I need and have enough problems with ESP always kicking in trying to keep rear tires from spinning.
Had a guy here about a month ago on a hot sunny early afternoon riding my bumper with his GMC PU and we finally had to stop to let the car in front of me make a left, just as the guy started turning the yahoo behind me hit the horn. So being the type I am I hit ESP off button and power button and lit up the tires, the truck disappeared in a cloud of boiling rubber smoke and actually waited till he could see to drive. I was about two blocks down the road before he came out of the cloud.
Most times with more power comes better mileage as the ECU is optimized for better all around preformance.
euromarko
Well-known member
Speaking of diesel Mercedes here is mine
1976 300D Auto with a white interior
1976 300D Auto with a white interior
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2slowtdi
Veteran Member
Speaking of diesel Mercedes here is mine
1976 300D Auto with a white interior
That is what I think of when I think "CLASSIC".
Very Nice Car!
I have always liked that body style.
euromarko
Well-known member
Thank You
I always see the american classics around here so decided something different
and after a year of searching found this one in excellent condition
Here is some more pictures
I always see the american classics around here so decided something different
and after a year of searching found this one in excellent condition
Here is some more pictures
cevans
TDIClub Enthusiast, TDI Parts Ninja Vendor , w/Bus
Gorgeous.
compu_85
Gadget Guy
Is that interior cloth?
euromarko
Well-known member
Thanks
Its a white vinyl
Its a white vinyl
cevans
TDIClub Enthusiast, TDI Parts Ninja Vendor , w/Bus
Gorgeous Mercedes White Vinyl.
I am also in love with that strip of wood across the dash. Very very nice.
I am also in love with that strip of wood across the dash. Very very nice.
shogun
Well-known member
Love driving the E320 but this is the new cruiser, (from the beach last weekend).
benIV
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- Joined
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- Southeast NC
- TDI
- 2003 PG 5m Jetta GL Sedan, 2003 RS 5m Jetta GLS Wagon (Golf Variant)
now that 76er is one hell of a machine
TurbinePower
Veteran Member
... I now pronounce thee Man and Trim?
I agree, though, I love wood-faced dashes, especially real wood, and classic Mercedes are just gorgeous period.
tditom
Top Post Dawg
- Joined
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- Jackson, MI
- TDI
- formerly: 2001 Golf GL, '97 Passat (RIP) '98 NB, '05 B5 sedan
never get between a man and his trim pieces
RC
Top Post Dawg
Love driving the E320 but this is the new cruiser, (from the beach last weekend).
So where on the beach was that taken shogun? Around here?
Clean machine.
shogun
Well-known member
Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine Florida. We were only there for 3-days but between everyone's schedule that's all we could do. With the AS Sprinter, you can spend all day on the drive-on beach and not leave until the sun goes down. We did get it for just these type of spur of the moment runs and this thing drives like a car with very little fatigue plus 18mpg @75. Ben
I'm going to pick up my 2006 E320 CDI this weekend. Someone else mentioned a chip... I would like to get mine done too. I'm not interested in a box. Hopefully someone here can point us in the right direction. Maybe they can also shut off that EGR with the chip.
DBW - will the following DVDs from ebay work for getting the full trans flush that you mentioned? No I don't know the person
selling them
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERC...10242155887QQptZMotorsQ5fManualsQ5fLiterature
DBW - will the following DVDs from ebay work for getting the full trans flush that you mentioned? No I don't know the person
selling them
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERC...10242155887QQptZMotorsQ5fManualsQ5fLiterature
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2slowtdi
Veteran Member
I'm going to pick up my 2006 E320 CDI this weekend. Someone else mentioned a chip... I would like to get mine done too. I'm not interested in a box. Hopefully someone here can point us in the right direction. Maybe they can also shut off that EGR with the chip.
DBW - will the following DVDs from ebay work for getting the full trans flush that you mentioned? No I don't know the person
selling them
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MERC...10242155887QQptZMotorsQ5fManualsQ5fLiterature
I was looking for a chip.
Not that a 06 CDI needs it it just that why not.
I need to find the DVD repair manual for mine.
I would like the repair BOOK more then the DVD as I like to read at night
and why not read something that will tell me what can save me repairs down the road.
I want to do the brakes in the next 6 months but I'm unsure if I can do it safely.
Any other car it would take me two hours to knock off all the rotors and change the pads.
So I need to read up.
Are you keeping your 03 TDI
2slowtdi
Veteran Member
03 was the best of the TDI's for tuning I think the 05 and 06's CDI will prove to be the same way for the CDI's.
I would like to have a OBD II program unit so I can change to different levels of tune and work the egr also.
btcost
Veteran Member
I like the stance!!
what shocks/springs are you running??
I want to lower my W124 just a touch. stock ride height looks like a truck
what shocks/springs are you running??
I want to lower my W124 just a touch. stock ride height looks like a truck
Thanks! Im running stock diesel springs with 1.5 coils cut off the end that is not tapered with 3 bump spring pads and stock replacement shocks. I will be switching to Bilstein sport shocks pretty soon, These are starting to get a little soft after 50,000 miles. The car rides nice and smooth though.
Michakaveli
Well-known member
If I am able to post... I decided to give my old diesel a quick wash last week and go over it with a quicky 1-step clean-up/polish (Meguiar's D151 via FLEX 3401). Due to weather, and intense lightning, I opted to hold off on the 1-step.... I took some quick pix and wanted to share....
Some after photos...
Some after photos...