I drove my 1985 Mercedes 300TD Turbo Diesel to the top of a 14,000ft mountain!

We went on an adventure with the wagon, the goal was to see how well it would drive up the highest road in north america. What will be the outcome of this trip, will it run out of steam before the top?
#w123 #mercedesbenz #carslover

[@larsfiedler9991]

My dad bought a 300TD wagon new in 85. Very much like this one, but in sky blue. That thing was a tank. I rode a ton of miles in rear facing seat. My mom wouldn't let it go - drove it into the ground. Now I have an e350 wagon with the rear facing seat for my kids.

[@sirico123]

Amazing car, I had w123 300D in 2007, I remember the smell of this car today. There is no doubt, these cars have soul. Greetings from Poland.

[@SirDrifto]

Thanks for watching

[@cv507]

14100 ft is V2 ^?^ decent vids but as a tängy örb vvitnäßce ´lemmy tell i0v esc. as a pilot ´yör knöt alöän ^ ^ 123 nice m110 decent engine. even b class robust bad bad öptiöns seat. pös v??v 6721m highest elevation with porsch 911? acc. 2 google. atacama i think. my guess was 6-7k so even at 5k old cars mite be ök??

[@HarveyFunkenstein]

Considering a 2002 300td after watching your videos. Sounds like the perfect traveling car.

[@simones.9864]

Love your videos with the w123. In Italy we call him ''Gattone'', that is ''the big cat'' 😀. I think this is the best car ever built by mankind, especially the diesel versions.

[@AndrewCDiprose]

non avevo mai sentito il termine "Gattone". La mia Peugeot 405 la chiamavo La Bestia.

[@simones.9864]

@@AndrewCDiprose Credo che il nome sia stato ispirato dal muso della macchina, in particolare dalla calandra, che nell' insieme ricorderebbe, con molta fantasia, il faccione di un gatto. Forse si usa solo a Roma però, non saprei.

[@mf____]

These are beasts. We had the 200d when I was a child. We even had a large camping trailer with it.

[@HarveyFunkenstein]

Nice navigator!

[@fh4n]

Sir Climbo! Love your content. Gaining such altitude might be a slightly slower experience in my 1979 S123 300D - which comes with almost the identical color scheme as yours. I registered for the next rally, to start in two weeks time: Northern Germany to Southern Morocco - which equals in a one way distance like 2.200miles. The organisers have in plan to only stick to backcountry roads and pistes/gravel roads. Reaching the finish line will be the next achievement for sure. For 2024 I plan to ship my trusty Daimler to your country's Eastcoast and do a coast-to-coast roadtrip - plus up north to B.C./CAN. Would be a pleasure to meet up at your location where you're at and share experiences. Cheers from Hannover, Germany, Philipp

[@SirDrifto]

oh man that sounds like such a fun rally! let me know how that goes!

[@donreidy5422]

I have a 300CD 105,000 best car ever owned. Great car adventures❤

[@yabba234]

Nice car and amazing scenery!! greetings from the home of Schnitzel xD

[@Crickethillfarm]

Haha... the 2 dots (Umlaut) over the E implies another "e"... so it's actually the "Schnitzel Sleed". :) I'm only giving you a hard time out of jealousy... I think I definitely need 300TD wagon, if I can find a good one. Great video (motivational).

[@SirDrifto]

@@Crickethillfarm hahah miss pronounced turbo d last time 😂. Absolutely get one. They're great

[@MoparTrailsDieselTales]

I have basically a coupe clone of your car, down the the color. The utility of the wagons is seriously tempting me to get a wagon instead.

[@BEGGARWOOD1]

Life goals ❤

[@dertersenior8151]

Awesome

[@patrickjohnson1573]

Hello. Did you adjust your Alda valve for Colorado? Great video have had mine to 10k feet in Como, Colorado.

[@SirDrifto]

@@patrickjohnson1573 well I did a little. She smoked alot at the top.

[@michaele4628]

When you said it had 365,000 miles I was shocked. It does not look like a 365,000 mile 300TD.

[@SirDrifto]

She has been pretty well taken care of

[@flyingarts6765]

Pikes Peak is over 14 also

[@andyr.3194]

Did you service injectors? Mine is straight piped and sounds just like yours.

[@SirDrifto]

I have not done new injectors yet. Did you noticed an improvement?

[@organiczucchini2313]

I see a tow hitch on the rig. Did you ever tow with it? How does it drive while towing?

[@SirDrifto]

I tow everything with that car lol

[@whiskeyromeobravo3645]

@@SirDrifto..aftermarket?, from whom?

[@whiskeyromeobravo3645]

The beauty of a turbo…..turbo vs NA aircraft have substantially higher service ceilings

[@SirDrifto]

that is very true.

[@infernoking7504]

I was gonna get one of those cars until I realised it would be way to slow for me so I got a 1988 Lincoln town car im gonna swap a diesel into it.

[@plantosonic]

SchnitzelSled Ahhhahahaaaaaaaaa

[@SirDrifto]

@@plantosonic 😂😂

[@infernoking7504]

Oh no thats gotta be so slow🤣

[@SirDrifto]

i frankly thought it would be way slower haha

[@cv507]

14100 ft is V2 ^?^ decent vids but as a tängy örb vvitnäßce ´lemmy tell i0v esc. as a pilot ´yör knöt alöän ^ ^ 123 nice m110 decent engine. even b class robust bad bad öptiöns seat. pös v??v 6721m highest elevation with porsch 911? acc. 2 google. atacama i think. my guess was 6-7k so even at 5k old cars mite be ök??