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Most of you know that in 2018 I was able to go on a trip of a lifetime with my friend Jim Newmann to help him drive a Mercedes G-Wagon back home. It was spectacular to say the least and something neither of us will ever forget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Time for another expedition(ish). Let me explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, I will be visiting the IBM Tucson office a bit more than usual. I think I have been to the office twice, because for the last 20 years with IBM I have worked from home. The round trip from Indecision Ranch to IBM Tucson and back home is just over 80 miles. As we know from Linda commuting the the Tucson Fire Academy, miles can add up on a vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We don’t want to put any more miles on Linda’s vehicle (“Pearl”, a Land Rover Supercharged) nor my vehicle (“Earl”, an F250 Super Duty) because we tow the Airstream with it. So – I have been searching for a new daily driver. Given the Guatemala trip, to say that I am impressed with Mercedes diesel engines would be an understatement. So I started the search.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was geeking out with Jim today on the phone, talking cars. He has been helping me keep an eye out for a good one in California and putting up with my stupid questions. Craigslist has a saved search function so we had been sending listings back and forth. Today, he mentioned I should keep my eye’s out for a “w124 car”, which is a Mercedes chassis designation. Jim knows these cars very well so I took that to heart. We finished our conversation and hung up the phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 minutes later my personal Mac dinged. It was a new Craigslist listing, for a w124 car in Los Angeles. I sent it immediately to Jim who stated “Wow nice car and low miles..”. Hook set. I spoke with the gentleman on the phone and a cash price was set. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I fly tomorrow morning to San Diego, where my brother Jim will pick me up at the airport and we will expedision(ish) to Los Angeles to look at the vehicle. Much shorter than the trip home from Guatemala! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

IF all goes well, this will be in the driveway by the weekend!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1995 Mercedes E300 Diesel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most of you know that in 2018 I was able to go on a trip of a lifetime with my friend Jim Newmann to help him drive a Mercedes G-Wagon back home. It was spectacular to say the least and something neither of us will ever forget. Time for another expedition(ish). Let me explain. In … <\/p>\n

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