1984 Mercedes-Benz 300D Turbodiesel start and full tour Part 1

[MasterSnowstorm]

but sometimes, high quality steel will eventually become low quality steel many years later

[1bentley4ever]

@MasterSnowstorm You mean it deteriorates? Sounds like bridge and skyscraper engineering mentality.

[Michael3752]

WoW what a gem! It's pretty loud and there is absolutely no doubt that it's a diesel, lol...the sound reminds me of a big Dually, but other than that it's a really awesome car....maybe its the video that just amplifies the sound of the engine...the interior looks really really good for a car that's almost as old as me (I want to kill myself for saying that, lmfao)...plus both the interior/exterior looks better than ANY American car of time...haaven't seen one of these in years, awesome find!

[1bentley4ever]

@Michael3752 Don't beat yourself up too much. ;) I think it's just the way the camera picks it up. The clattering is noticeable but eventually becomes a white noise after a while. I have heard this distinctive clattering since I was little, so I know the difference between the 4-cyl non-turbo 240d and this turbo 5-cyl 300d. A childhood hero. It even sounds like a 5-cylinder once you get the RPMs high. 5-cyls to me sound like mini-V10s, and much better than 4-cyls and smoother and more torque.

[1bentley4ever]

@Michael3752 Also because the interior with the exception to the seat cushion for the front is almost entirely vinyl (or Mercedes-Benz Tex). That's why you see S-classes of the same age with MUCH more worn interiors. Because they have leather. S-classes are meant for expensive luxury, whereas E-classes just like this one are meant for economy, safety, space, value, comfort, and longevity. E-classes today still come with Tex vinyl as standard on V6s and diesels. E-classes are car heroes to me.

[Michael3752]

@1bentley4ever Great point, but when you think of E-classes---especially the modern ones---they farthest idea that would ever associate with them, for me at least, is "economy"....lmao, economy is like a Ford Fiesta or Chevy Aveo, lol...but I get what you're saying---it's all relative

[1bentley4ever]

@Michael3752 Relativity is what it's all about.

[alexlovesmac]

A solid Mercedes. =) One car I wouldn't mind making a video on. Too bad I don't know anyone around with one. My teacher used to have one until she traded it in for a 2006 Peugeot 407.

[1bentley4ever]

@alexlovesmac Ahhh, too bad. Yep, this is a fine, tank-like automobile, but you ought to know that about older Mercedes-Benz since your family owns a W126 E230 and a W140 S320L.

[alexlovesmac]

@1bentley4ever Yep. Btw, it's W124 230E. W126 is the S-Class.

[1bentley4ever]

@alexlovesmac Oops, I forgot that W126 is the 1980-1991 S-Klasse, which is the best seller of all S-classes. It is the predecessor to your dad's W140 S320L, and subsequently, this W123 300D is the predecessor to your dad's W124 230E.

[alexlovesmac]

@1bentley4ever Btw, it's the W124 230E. The W126 was the previous S-Class before the W140.

[MasterSnowstorm]

nice Benz! these cars are hard to find nowadays!

[1bentley4ever]

@MasterSnowstorm They are actually still pretty common in Southern California.

[MasterSnowstorm]

@1bentley4ever

I don't see many of these vehicles in Ontario anymore :(

[Michael3752]

@MasterSnowstorm Sadly not many in the Memphis metro either....same goes for the 80's, early 90's BMW's....I just don't see them anymore...but people still drive 20-30 year old GM, Chrysler, Ford vehicles aplenty---like they're still fashionable or something, NOT......lmao

[MasterSnowstorm]

@Michael3752

even though I no longer see many of these vehicles in my province, I see some 80's VWs & Volvos

[Michael3752]

@MasterSnowstorm Awesome...unfortunately, most of the vehicles I see that are over, say, 20 years old are one of the Big 3's...and most of them are just plain ugly in my opinion

[MasterSnowstorm]

@Michael3752

it also makes me sad that Volvo 760s (specifically 1990 models) are hard to find in Eastern Canada :(

Also, I saw a restored Beetle in Toronto last week

[1bentley4ever]

@Michael3752 Ford LTDs and Lincoln Town Cars? I see all sorts of old Benzes, particularly W126 S-classes, in San Diego County.

[1bentley4ever]

@MasterSnowstorm Too bad, rusting?

[MasterSnowstorm]

@1bentley4ever

rusted 760s? not sure about that because Volvo uses Premium Steel.

[1bentley4ever]

@MasterSnowstorm My mom's 1985 Volvo 240 GL wagon was high quality steel, but even for a California car, it started rusting BADLY in some places.