98 merc e300 turbo diesel,

Watch out for rust. Front wings are prone as well as rear arches.
This was Mercedes worst moment for years.
Engine wise, unstoppable. Thirsty for a 'D' though.

This is from the era where diesels were economical on the basis they would run for intergalactic mileages and when the tax regime in certain countries made diesel artificially cheaper.
The worse that can really go wrong is corrosion and some easily (and cheap) swappable ECU modules and stuff.

I'd have one, take that as a recommendation if you want.

It's not (definitely, despite what some people insist) the rubbish five speed 722.5 auto from the W124/W126/R129, it's a different unit that's altogether better made.

The fixtures and fittings are good quality too and even the seats tend not to get worn at the bolsters as badly as previous generations.

I was offered a cheap V8 petrol car recently and had a post on here trying to find out if they were built differently and were somehow more rust resistant. Apparently that's not the case but the earlier cars seem to have the better reputation for rust resistance as a result of better quality metal.

Is this a daily driver, or do you want a superturbo?

Search for mercedes super turbo diesel on youtube.

The engine you have is extremely tunable, and can make big hp. 700bhp+ is not unknown. I have one as my daily driver, put's out 508hp at the wheels.

Evil ideas

Try to find 1of the mechanical diesel pump tho in my budget, but very imprsive

Must ad to this, bin driving this to work for a few days till sum wibblepoo bag shot the screen with a pellet gun then cracked rite across, anyway, had noticed that I have to do the glows 3 to 4 times before she finally fires but the guy said its coz the turbo is off a 3.2 so smokes,till I give it a few revs, is this some thing that would be true or the case of a glow plug down?
But what tool, still not sure what to do, track and drift car has bin metioned

Just got a 202 coupe fing I fink with a 5pot derv and manual box if there interechangeable