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Old Mar 27, 2008
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Check this out! My 300D only has 112K miles, so I have a ways to go:

http://www.worldcarfans.com/5040929....ion-kilometers
 
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i would be curious to know what was done to the engines while they were out of the car... were they all the OM 616 from the W115 or did he use something newer... either way i have a LOOOONG time to go before my 240D has that many miles... im at 123k now
 
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he got a good trade out of that too
 
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During this time the owner was able to call upon the original engine and two spare units, deploying them on a rotational basis 11 times in total.
cheater. still impressive on those 3 engines
 
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i've always wanted a 300D.
 
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Cheated!
 
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2858307.484291736 Miles
 
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Originally Posted by Seroth
i've always wanted a 300D.

what body style? w123?
 
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