As an old diesel mechanic I will say, good car, for an old fart. I like the 2door myself.
It was the 300SD, I think. I had a 240D for 2years, it got me to work, slowly.
Every mechanic and crane operator had a diesel because we would fill the tanks from the equipment we ran
Just have pop do the regular service including a trans service. Be sure and change all fuel filters, sometimes a large auxiliary primary fuel filter is added to those cars, do not
neglect it. Follow the procedures to the letter when doing a f/f change, as losing the prime can make a restart difficult.
If the car has set undriven for 2 years, shock the fuel system with an anti-fungal additive.
Once fungus starts growing in the fuel system the cost to clean it out is prohibitive.
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