I bought it new from Plaza Motors in St. Louis for $15,500 and the manual
said to change every 2500 with the filter and it was a 240 D. -- Bill --
Don't know why you had this experience with the Mercedes diesel, as they
are great cars.
Our 1985 E300TD got 27 mpg in town and 33 mpg on the highway. Changed
oil every 8500 miles, and put 250,000 on it, without doing anything to
the engine. Sold it to a mechanic friend who still has it at 375,000 mile
Brother-in-law has same 85 diesel and ran it to 550,000, no work to
engine, but someone hit the car and insurance company considered it a
total for the cost of body repair.
Wife now drives a 1998 E300TD, it gets 27 mpg town and 35 mpg highway,
no work to engine, except several o-rings to fuel injection, with
152,000 miles and change oil at 8500 miles.
New E320 CDI diesel gets even better mileage, and is 0.10 sec slower to
60 than the E350 gas engine.
Diesels are great cars, which is why most of Europe uses them for
economy, long life and maintenance cost. Cabs in Europe are almost
exclusively diesel.
You must have purchased a poorly maintained car, and I don't know who
told you to change oil at 2500 miles.
Larry
William Lau wrote:
>I bought a Mercedes diesel in 1979. It got 28 mpg city or highway, but the
>power it was supposed to have wasn't there. It wasn't the turbo model but
>they weren't any quicker because it was off the line that they were all but
>embarrassing. At highway speeds it was fine but power is needed at the
>start, especially if you are towing. I had it for 140,000 miles and it did
>last pretty well because in those days nothing lasted that long. When I
>sold it, one of the camshaft lobes was disappearing and at highway speeds
it
>would only go 70mph with the pedal on the floor. All of them were like
that
>and in 1980 they started to put carbide followers on the rockers so the cam
>would last longer. I don't know if it worked or not. The oil had to be
>changed every 2500 miles and the oil was more expensive and the filter at
>that time cost $15 and that little engine took 7 quarts. At 2500 miles the
>oil looked like it would take a putty knife to get it all out. That was 56
>oil changes while I had it and it still wore out. I understand that they
>are improved when it comes to cold weather starting but one time I had to
>take an old Mustang to the grocery store when it was about -5 degrees and
>hook up a 110 volt generator off the Mustang battery so I could plug the
>Mercedes in and warm the engine with the block heater for 30 minutes so it
>would start. I acted like I owned the Mustang and was just helping the
lady
>in the car (My wife). Never again a diesel for me. I am cured of that
>notion.-- Bill --
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