That's so awesome! Before I got my 86 300E I was soooo close to financing a Discovery. I love Land Rovers and do believe it is the true off road vehicle. I'm not putting down Jeeps, because we own one, but I do believe Land Rovers own the off roading world!

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2007 BMW 328XI

My heater was working damn good up there in Yucca Valley(thankfully), to the point where I had to turn it off at times because the cabin was getting too hot lol. My A/C works, although I noticed it started declining in the coldness factor twords the end of the summer. It held up real well though which is cool. Yeah that hill always gets me, the speed limit up is 60 and I usually chug along at 35

Our hot weather sucks, I remember it being 10:00 at night and it being 110oF outside. I rolled the windows down and it was like a hair blow dryer in my face.. and those days where it's 125oF ugh, all you hear is air conditioning units.... vwnate if I may ask, where are you located? Are you in the valley?

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2007 BMW 328XI

SDL + Snow = Poo Poo

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86 300 SDL - Vesuvius

96 SL 500

Assumption is the mother of all screw ups.

Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. - Dylan Thomas

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing - Edmund Burke

No ; I'm in Pasadena but I travel a LOT and spend the night in Yukka Valley at least twice a year during the So. Cal. TT Runs , once on a Moto and the other in my old Mercedes Diesel .

Plus , every August SWMBO says we have to vacation in Indio....

For those who don't know , Indio , Ca. is at the gates of hell and they have date fams there with millions of dates rotting on the ground in the 120* F heat , this of course brings out , oh about a ZILLION flies who are either eating the dead dates or trying to land on your lips or yes...

other than that , it's a nice place to vacation

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1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

This is what I have to drive in 8 months of the year and it's AWESOME!
Plus 6 cases of my *special* traction aid.


(Snowfall since I parked it last night)


(Snowfall since I parked it last night)


(My German Traction Aid)


(My German Traction Aid)

ok if pics aren't working here's my album link

http://picasaweb.google.com/caduceus/NewAlbum1712081112AM#

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1982 300D Silver/Blue 612000kms (Sold 2010) Now at 660000kms, original engine, original tranny.

Drove an unplowed Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago last night in my 95 E300D with new Michelin X-ice tires. The car handled amazing. Front wheel drive cars were spinning out all over the place. ASD kept me straight as well as a light foot on the accelerator. Snow tires are a must.

I'm very prejudice against other SUV's and other off-road vehicles...But I will publicly admit that the older model Jeep CJ 7's are an amazing off road vehicle...With the correct tire and suspension set-up -- They are GREAT. And as I've discovered - most 'informed' LR dude's will agree.

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62 W121 190DB - Original CA/AZ Car - Excellent Example
99 E300 Turbo Diesel - 362,000...Awesome Daily Driver
01 E320 Wagon - 297,xxx (wife's work car)
01 E320 Wagon - 131,000
02 Land Rover Disco SE- 110,000
87 BMW 325is (E30) Full Restore - Son's
06 Mini Cooper 'S' - Son's
87 Toyota FJ60 Land Cruiser - Showroom Condition - 152,000

84 300D - 142,xxx :cool - "Sold"
83 300D-"Sold" - 211,456
85 300SD-"Sold" - 213,789

Between last night and about 20 mins ago we had about 13" of snow here. I had no problems driving it it. I put about 200lbs of sand/salt in my trunk + all the other junk in there, and have good tires....I've yet to get stuck. Its all in how you drive and your tires. Some dumb person on my street apparently backed out of his space and got super stuck in our alley behind the house today, he tried to get it out, and has now left his car there, stuck, right in front of my entrance/parking space. I had no issues....when I get home later if his POS is still there I am dragging it out myself. I have the 5000lb tow straps in the trunk. You don't block a MB's parking space!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

The SDL is tucked warming into the garage, not to come out again until May.

Today we got our first real snow, I guess we are supposed to get 6in or something so not to much.

I took my friends new toy for a ride, its kick ass in the snow! More fun than any car!


It actualy has real tires to so you can get some traction.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I dont want to start a feud, but on the landcruiser forums, we call our trucks the Landrover recovery vehicles, not necessarily for there offroad capability but for their reliablity.

It sucks the Landcruiser diesel was never sold in the US, or im sure you would be driving one today.

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1984 Euro 300SDC, (4spd standard)
1986 Toyota Landcruiser Diesel HJ60 5spd X2

Gone but not forgotten (some sold, some stripped)
1983 300 SD, 1985 300 SD, 1983 240D, 1986 300 SDL, 1985 300 SDL, 1983 300 D, 1984 300 D, 1985 300SD, 1987 300 SDL, 1983 300 SD, 1985 300 TD Euro, 1983 380SEC, 1990 300 D, 1987 300D, 1982 300D, 1982 300D, 1994 E420, 1987 300 TD, 1987 300 D, 1984 300 D

I NEVER thought i'd ever be SNOWED IN in LA County, but here in the high desert(and mountains outside of Palmdale, CA). I was snowed in for 2 days and got out this morning. I was afraid I'd hurt my Euro 500SEC, but she did fine in and out and even backing(read slipping) backwards into a ditch this morning trying to "back" out of a situation. Guy in a H2 Hummer Pulled me out with no trouble and no damage to The Bluebird! Thank God for the tow eye. Back home OK and the Bluebird is put up for the duration. The duration will probably be tomorrow! as the snow is melting very fast today. Still have several inches left of the over a Foot on the level and 2-3 foot drifts. I need a 4X4 and a Tractor!...for the one time in years it does this up here. Maybe more than One would think this year!!!

I'll never make a joke about a H2 Hummer again. I will say this wasn't the run of the mill Mall Hummer with the Gawdy Wheels and never in 4WD, Bimbo driven ones seen all over CA. This Hummer is equipped. I should have snapped a picture. Truly Awesome Off Road vehicle.

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1986 Euro 500SEC "RUF" 9:1CR, "Rose"
1985 Euro 500SEC Cabriolet AMG Widebody
1982 Euro 500SEL "Blue"
2001 Texas Heeler (Aussie/Queensland X) "Sulphie",
2012 Queensland Red Heeler "Squeak"
Best dogs I've ever had.

I totally agree Land Cruiser is the ultimate off roader and in Poland where I came from You wouldn't see it with gas engine, neither with auto transmission. All manual diesels, that apply to many other SUV's in general.


On the other subject I must say that MB with the rear drive isn't bad for me to drive in the winter at all, I actually love it the way it sticks to the road.
I am just getting winter tires and for now I drive on terrible (summer) tires, somehow I manage to get by in this Chicago winter and 10 inch of snow

Today I had to drive through a snow drift about 2.5-3 feet deep to get out of the parking lot at work.....got "stuck" multiple times, = lots of burninating....the snow was DEEEP. Road was not plowed at all. Took me 30 minutes to drive 2.3 miles home. Made it though.....always do. I love my car. It'd be nice if it had a locking/limited slip diff though....

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

This city is ridiculous in the winter. The snow always seems to senak up on the entire region. The power goes out, the roads are an abyss, everybody panics. Why, not two years ago there were water riots becase some over-zealous civil servant accidentally admitted the water might be "turbid" for a few days. people were crawling all over each other for bottled water in the supermarkets. Old women wer thrown to the ground to make room for the fast and the frenzied. Bus service practically shuts down on even the major routes. I personally helped some gal in a vw gti today get unstuck, only to watch her herd her rig into another ridiculous stuck half a klick down the road. She had summer tires on, not even all seasons. the road conditions are: six inches of snow on top of black ice. What the #@$& is wrong with these sick people??? Why is this city so insane???

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George

Vincent: 1984 300D - 255,000 miles - NEW!

Wilbur: 1991 GMC Sonoma 2WD 2.5L 5-speed 250,000 km (top secret project)
Pancho: 1992 Mitsubishi Pajero SWB RHD 2.5L intercooled turbodiesel - 215,000 km

"Playing" in a parking lot will get the attention of the Police around these parts. Weather it's snow or asphalt donuts are illegal.

My 300SD works fine for me in snow and ice, but I have been doing it for years. Posi-trac helps out a lot too. I have learned over the years that if you intentionally spin the tires all the time in snow then your fuel economy goes down bunches.