Just my 1985 300D Turbo Diesel. This was my daily driver with over 244,000 miles on the original engine. It rode on a rare set of Ronal 15" wheels made specifically to fit Mercedes Benz cars. These cars are well known to last with many examples that have 300K and 400K on them. There are even cars with over 500K and a few have reached the 1,000,000 mile mark. How many other non MB cars with mileage like this on their original drive train? Not many I would guess. These cars are about as solid as they get. No one builds cars like this anymore, not even Mercedes Benz!
Update Winter 2004: The photo with the car covered with snow is the same car this winter after about a week of snow fall. We had over a foot of snow!
Update 2-20-04: The bottom photo is of the odometer when it turned exactly 222,222.2 miles.
The Options:
Interior tex-leather quartz (155)
Paint 702 smoke silver metallic
286 luggage nets on front seat backrests
287 ski inboard loading facility
grab handles on rear doors
410 electric sliding roof
440 tempomat (cruise control)
451 revolution counter tachometer
467 central locking system and instruments with english lettering
494 California version
California version
504 outside rear view mirror, right, electrically adjustable outside rear view mirror, right, electrically adjustable (l.h.d.)
taxi version, f.r.g, and outside rear view mirror on the right
519 Becker radio Grand Prix electronic cassette - USA Becker radio Mexico Grand Prix, electronic (USA)
531 automatic antenna
546 lockable glove compartment and sun visors with vanity mirrors on the left and right, illuminated (� 01.03.1982)
halogen lamp unit, and seat adapter between the front seats
575 front folding armrest and right front seat with seat height adjustment
front folding armrest and headrest, left
588 automatic climate control and electric window lifters (front and rear doors)
593 heat-insulating glass, all-around, heated rear window pane (single-sheet safety glass), band filter
green heat-insulating glass all round, heated rear window, single pane safety glass - tinted strip
639 elimination of first-aid box and warning triangle
640 aluminium disc wheels with radial-ply tires
673 high-capacity battery
732 wood trim, Zebrano
876 rear door contacts and lamp above rear window
