VLOG - W126 Mercedes 300SD - Daily Driving Around Town - Interstate Merging and High Speed

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  • Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
  • / @impalamansgarage
    This is for those who are wondering what it is like to daily drive a properly running 300SD - yes this is my daily driver. It gets groceries, goes on weekend road trips, makes numerous runs to the local auto parts store and any other use for which one would normally use their modern vehicle. I recently made a 500-mile one-day round trip to Tennessee and back. The more I drive this car the more I wonder why anyone would want to daily drive anything else.

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  • @prograde_adv
    @prograde_adv Год назад +4

    So is mine! 1984 300SD 700,000+ road tank. I was gonna do a cold start video a few days ago in the PNW but it's just starts no matter how cold it is so what's the point.. lol Plus the heater works like a champ! No better rear wheel drive car in the winter with proper tires.

  • @eternalbeing3339
    @eternalbeing3339 Год назад

    They are slow from a stop but on the highway when the turbo kicks in, they move. Its definitely an interstate traveling car.

  • @cbrettnewman
    @cbrettnewman Год назад

    Loved this! Very soothing after a gauntlet of immediate family.

  • @ruyboxe
    @ruyboxe Год назад

    Great merc! Love from Portugal!

  • @montaking6332
    @montaking6332 Год назад

    enjoyed the ridealong.

  • @inovahightechltd
    @inovahightechltd Год назад

    What a nice ride!
    👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @Engineerd3d
    @Engineerd3d Год назад

    Merry Christmas 🎄

  • @HTMLEXP
    @HTMLEXP Год назад +1

    Great to see the cruise control working well. I'm surprised that the diesel RPMs at motorway (highway) speeds are higher than the V8s.

  • @vintage76vipergreenBeetle
    @vintage76vipergreenBeetle Год назад

    👍

  • @wp8022
    @wp8022 Год назад

    I am surprised it revs that high...almost 3000RPM@60mph.

    • @ImpalamansGarage
      @ImpalamansGarage  Год назад +1

      3.07 gears in the rear end from the factory. The trans final gear is 1:1 so that's all you get with these cars. An overdrive trans would have been a nice option.

  • @astrasfo
    @astrasfo Год назад

    What model year is this?

  • @V8freaks
    @V8freaks Год назад

    For daily use the gear ratio's overall are a bit too short. Driving ~120km/h with nearly 3500rpm would be no good on the german autobahn. Ever thought of changing the diff gear? Greetings, Marlon

    • @ImpalamansGarage
      @ImpalamansGarage  Год назад

      The thought has occurred to me. Do have a recommendation ?

    • @V8freaks
      @V8freaks Год назад

      the om617 needs to run at higher rpm, because it has so little power in the lower rpm range, so the change in diff gear ratio should'nt be to high, otherwise it doesn't accelerate anymore

    • @V8freaks
      @V8freaks Год назад

      @@ImpalamansGarage ruclips.net/video/GEYDx9ilwoA/видео.html this is a video of someone that changed his 300sd diff into a 2.47 diff

    • @cameraman4brainiac
      @cameraman4brainiac Год назад

      @@ImpalamansGarage 1985 300SD has a factory 2.88 diff. It makes highway cruising a little tamer

  • @Petcute152Official
    @Petcute152Official Год назад

    Merry Christmas 🎄