Another example of the rims being more valuable than the car. Just kidding. It does actually look nice, I love a nice set of monoblocks.

No, Mercedes is bringing straight-6s back into their lineup: http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/…

No. Just no. So many people get this wrong. The T in 300TD indicates Touring body style, that it's a wagon. A turbo 300D is still just 300D, but a TURBODIESEL badge would be present on the right of the trunk or hatch instead of just a DIESEL badge. Another thing to think about is that the 300SD (S-Class) had the same…

I have a friend with a 88 4Runner with a manual. It has around 270,000 miles on it, and its a good truck, but it doesn't get anywhere near 18 MPG, he says it gets around 12 city and maybe 18 highway if he is lucky, and about every single seal on the engine leaks oil like a sieve. The thing makes a brick seem…

Mercedes even had velour as a premium option on their cars. Cloth upholstery was the lowest end and only available on low-end Euro market cars; MB-Tex was the next step up, standard on North American market cars and mid range models; Velour was above MB-Tex, I believe it was standard even on the 450SEL 6.9; and…

Don't forget the Tatra T87 on Caprica in BSG.

How much for heart, shipped to 32601?

I ended up buying the 300SD. It has 181,XXX miles on it, a very straight body with no rust, mechanicals all seemed very good; best OM617 that I have ever encountered (seems just to need a valve adjustment and new belts, but runs very quiet and very smoothly), transmission seems to be pretty good (shifter could…

Oh yes, I have been watching Kent's videos for a couple of years now. The one that I am looking at looks like it is in great shape in the pictures on craigslist but I will find out tomorrow for sure if it really is as nice as it appears. The owner has been really open about the issues he has noticed, and after a many…

The w201 is from a different universe where barges are small and don't carry much. I love mine (87 190D N/A) but I am hoping to pick up a w116 300SD turbodiesel this week.

When the video is working, right click on video, go to settings, click on the tab that show a screen with a play button, then uncheck the box that says Enable Hardware Acceleration. That should do it, but if you still have problems, just get the Hola Better Internet extension for your browser and watch the episode on…

Here are my specs: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2FMx5 . I only have one 780 at the moment but I am hoping to add another in the near future. As for water-cooling, I don't know much about it right now but like you I am planning to do a custom water-loop in the future. I would think that an 850W platinum would be fine for…

They are recommended for 800W, but in reality they probably will pull around 685W or less (depending on the efficiency of the power supply,

I bought an EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G2 gold power supply for my build, and I am extremely satisfied with it. It has a 10 year warranty, is fully modular, and comes with really nice cables. My only gripe with it is that the VGA power cables (powers your graphics cards) are red, which clashes with my blue build. Also the…

To be fair, the items you repair or replace on them are mostly either standard wear items (suspension, power windows if it lived outside, rubber items), or not Mercedes parts to begin with (AC is from GM). Most parts are not terribly expensive, and if they are, there are quality aftermarket replacements out there.…

Nice, I'll keep an eye out for you. I'm in a smoke silver (kinda goldish) 1987 Mercedes 190D. I rarely see w201s in town so you might spot one thats me.

Hey, exit 228 is my exit. Good to know of a close-by jalop.

Yes, they were quite expensive. I have a 1987 190D 2.5, the price on the window sticker was around $29000, more than a Corvette of the same vintage. They are great cars and can be found for next to nothing pretty easily, but usually not well taken care of. Mine has completely shot shocks and struts on it right now, so…

Fast, fresh, high quality and delicious while Subway is none of those things any more

Same for the W201. Speaking of I6s and the W201, I have a solid M103 from a parts car that I need to find another vehicle for. That 2.6 I6 is so much more powerful than the diesel 2.5 I5 in my 190D.