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I'm moving to a snowy region soon (central PA), and the 'rents insist I get something a little more "butch" to supplement my 300D during the wintery months of the year. My first suggestion was another 300D or an SDL, which, understandably, was not met with much enthusiasm. Basically, I want something DIESEL and I want something MB. And it needs to be "dependable." I saw this 300GD on Ebay, and was wondering if I'd be INSANE to purchase a grey market car like this one? I'm toying with the idea, as I love the look of the G-Wagen, but don't want a gasser AT ALL. I know grey markets can be tough to service and get parts for. How tough is it? Would an import mechanic be able to deal with most of its possible problems? Would simple DIYs be practicle? Can I trust the history of the vehicle at all? Basically I want this car to get to and from work when the weather isn't great. I won't be driving it long distances or extendedd road trips and probably not putting a lot of mileage on at all ... it would be my "secondary" car, as the 300D will always be #1 in my heart.

If there's any use to running a CarFax on this car, could someone do it for me? WDB46033317043793

Thanks.

I really like it. The only down side I can find, besides the price, is it's an NA engine. Something that heavy with 4x4 really needs the power.

Looking at the pics and from memory I say yes it is NA

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-Sold 62 UNIMOG Camper w/617 Turbo, 85 300SD

They say they "do not know or care to know" the actual mileage.

Why would they "not care to know"?

The car may be great. nearly 20K seems a tad high for a 1986.

These guys do not sound like anyone I'd trust. See it first.

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Semibodacious Transmogrifications a Specialty

1990 300D 2.5 Turbo sedan 171K (Rudolf)
1985 300D Turbo TD Wagon 219K (Remuda)

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---Marx (Groucho)

Europa in Santa Fe is not longer a G-Wagon importer. They have the fiche for parts, but are not as interested in supplying parts as they used to be. Getting parts from Europe is not that hard, but a little pricey given the current exchange rates.
Note what the seller says about the top speed. I suspect it is geared like my 409d with the NA617. The engine is flat out at 65mph. If you do a lot of highway driving, you need to drive that vehicle first before deciding to buy it.
The 617NA in my big 409d van is not a problem. Indeed, I think the van is faster from 0-45mph than my 77 NA 300d, but the top speed is definitely limited.
I'd probably buy one myself, but not at that price. There have been others on Ebay that are less expensive.
Note the seller's attitude about the odometer. I take those comments to mean, "We believe there's a hell of a lot more miles on this vehicle than the odometer shows but we'd don't want to know that because then we'd have to tell you."

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

That would be a neat vehicle to own in my opinion.

With that kind of interest I will not be surprised to see that G wagon bring close to $23k.

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