My 82 240D 220k miles automatic trans which has been my daily driver for the past 2 years is stuck in reverse. After consulting a mechanic, transmission shop and looking at pricing and considering the condition the car is in i've decided against repairing it. The enginge has good compression, new water pump , new thermostat, new ac compressor, 1 year old glowplug relay. The cars body is in bad shape, but definately repairable.
The car's title shows that the odometer had stopped working at some point during ownership of one of the past 2 owners (I am the 3rd owner). It is the belief of the mercedes mechanic i go to and myself that the cars mileage is off by a maximum of 15k miles.
The car drives perfectly fine in reverse and untill about a month ago took me wherever i wanted. I have driven this car to Atlanta twice in the past 6 months (700 miles round trip) without a hitch.
I bought the car when i was 16 with $800. It will start in normal cold weather with 2 turns of the glowplugs (20 -30) below that may require multiple turns. I let the car run about 30 mins once a week in order to keep it in healthy condition.
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Thanks, Mitch Knight