Thursday night I bought a new-to-me ’84 Mercedes Benz 300D. If past experience with old W123 body diesels this thing will probably still be running long after I’m too old to drive. The car isn’t perfect, it smokes some, drips some, and rattles some. It also rides very smoothly, and starts every time. On the hierarchy of important things a car should do the most important ones seem to be well in order. I’m not going to throw a lot of money at this vehicle. It doesn’t really need a lot of money thrown at it. The body certainly is good enough that if I were to trip, fall, and land in a large sum of money I wouldn’t consider it totally insane to actual restore this car. That’s far from the plan though. The plan is to drive this thing until the wheels fall off. The best part? It cost me less than I got for selling my truck and the insurance is far less expensive.

'84 300D

'84 300D

'84 300D

'84 300D