Earlier I asked about a specific 300TD, but while I want to get a wagon and will probably when the time is right, my wife really doesn't want one and we'll likely get her a car to do the veggie conversion before mine. (The '92 Corolla is in worse shape than the '98 Grand Prix, let's just say.)
Anyhow, I'm curious about a few things based on the tidbits that I've picked up here and there...
Wikipedia says the W123 was built between 1976 and 1986, and then says that pre-'85 engines are "known to be indestructable".
I also understand that '82s got the driver airbag, did it ever appear on the passenger side?
How do the W126s compare, insofar as reliability goes especially, with the W123s? How do the engines seem to last? ...and how much bigger is the 300SDL over the 300SD?
What questions should I be asking, that I'm not?
Oh- and others have said that I should check compression on any of these cars that I go to see. Not knowing jack-all about diesels, I only know that there's no spark plug to pull. How do I connect my compression gauge?
thx,
-tom!