Im going to look at a 83' 300 Turbo Diesel. I looked up the VIN #, and it says its a 300DT 3.8L FI V8. Can someone tell me if this VIN is real, or if something weird is going on. My best guess is that its just a problem with the computer records, but I want to be sure.

http://www.carfax.com/cfm/check_order.cfm?VIN=WDBAB33AXDB033505&PopUpStatus=0


Thanks again guys

The carfax on the 83 i just bought did the exact same thing. I think it might just be a glitch in the carfax system.

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

WDBAB33AXDB033505 is a valid VIN and maps to an '83 300DT 4 Door, 5cyl, 3.8L

Looks like CarFax needs to update their VIN database.

J

OK, thanks guys, thats what I suspected. Cant be too sure with old cars.

All of us are wanting to know where we can get a 3.8 liter 5 cylinder MB diesel?

Even though these VIN databases cost many thousands of dollars, they are still notorious for their errors once you get past the year/make/model fields. This particular model has the following conflicting info:
cylinders: 5
engine info: 3.8L V8 FI NF
fuel type: Diesel
engine size: 3L
I mistyped in my earlier post.

I am new to the Mercedes world, so can someone tell me what is correct here?
J