I remember an encounter with such a MB diesel many years ago. it was quite hilarious. the thing would take about a year and a day to get to highway speeds, but darn if it didn't just keep accelerating. it might not accelerate fast but it just kept going and going and going... sucker actually bested me in top speed after about what had to have been 5 miles of highway accelerating but it did it!

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2007 Jeep Liberty Sport 4x4 3.7L 6spd

• MOABs with Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure With Kevlar 245/70R16
• JBA UCA 4.5
• OME 790/948/90009/N32
• Western Suburbanite 7'4" plow
• DetoursUSA Backbone
• HF 12k# winch

[SIZE="1"]WTB: project liberty near N.NJ. stick shift, 4x4, working motor optional, CHEAP[/SIZE]

My '87 300D was the first year they honestly put out a "performance" diesel. 3 liter inline six with a Garrett T3 turbo and 2.65 rear end, in a 3000 lb sedan. It was the fastest production diesel in the world when it came out, top end of 125 mph, and it can get there in one heck of a hurry!! Once I had my first 87 300D tweaked in, it could leave the CRD in the dust taking off from a stoplight. Foot to the floor, it won't even shift into 4th until you hit 70 mph, and it's still pulling hard.

One of these days, I want a 2005 E320CDI, last year of the inline sixes, 3.2 liter turbo, 5 speed selectshift auto w/overdrive, close to 40 mpg cruising on the interstate at 70 mph, 21 gallon fuel tank.

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Mitchell Oates
'87 MB 300D Diamond Blue Metallic
'87 MB 300D - R.I.P. 12/08
'05 Sport CRD Stone White
Provent CCV Filter/AT2525 Muffler
Stanadyne 30 u/Cat 2 u Fuel Filters
Fumoto Drain/Fleetguard LF3487 Oil filter
V6 Airbox/Amsoil EAA Air Filter
Suncoast TC/Shift Kit/Aux Cooler
Kennedy Lift Pump/Return Fuel Cooler

Well if any of you get ot Europe then treat yourself to the power of the Audi A8 4.2 TDI and hang on! 150mph will come quicker than you think in a big car like that. if you have the means then take a test drive inthe Audi R8 6.0 TDI V12

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No longer a CRD or Jeep owner. Selling everything I have, needs to go as I need the room for a project.

I don't recall exactly what model year it was but back in the late 80's I got a ride in a 190E 2.5 turbodiesel with the 5 speed manual. I was blown away by the power, although it pales in comparison to late model vehicles. It was owned by some long time family friends and he had spent his career working for M-B USA at the corporate office in New Jersey. I remember visiting them as a child in the mid 70's and seeing a pair of diesel sedans in their garage. I officially became a diesel-head at that time.

Chris

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'02 Jetta TDI Wagon 5 spd (mine)
'10 Outback (her's)
'05 CRD Sport (hangar queen)

i towed a 16 ft duel axle landscaping trailer fully loaded with two mowers leaf blowers weed whackers chainsaws and all the tools to do almost any job with my 06 kj and it was a chore but it worked

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2006 liberty sport
overall 4 inches of lift
32 inch tires
RB4 navigation system
dual Flowmaster exhaust w/ turndowns
JDM oil catch reservoir


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