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well, i broke down and done it
bought an 83 300D today....its been sitting at a small car lot thats on my delivery route for a couple of months now...ive been driving by it almost every day thinking,"thats a nice looking 300D, someone's gonna scoop it up in the next couple of days." well, they havent...so i took it upon myself to buy it after driving it twice....the engine is pretty much unmolested...even the cap for the ALDA is still on it...has new vac lines, a/c works great...even the sunroof functions flawlessly....it drives out very nice, transmission shifts smoothly, and once the turbo kicks in it starts to really scoot along....i can have this thing schooling my SD in no time with a couple of adjustments....im really excited about this little car, even though i need another sedan like a hole in the head....i figure ill at least drive it for a few months and do a little tweaking here and there and then maybe sell it....i dont know though, this one might fall into the "not for sale, ever" category like my 300SD
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Great to here! enjoy your new 300D....
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Pics!!!
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" someone's gonna scoop it up "
Because we are all bunched up here together it seems like there are a lot of us... but really... not many people want to start with an OLD car which has a reputation for costing a lot in parts and labor to keep up... Which of course is why we are often able to get terrific bargains on great cars fairly often... |
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Where in FL are you located?
west coast? east coast?
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Frank 84 500SEL EURO 101K ( JUST LIKE MY 1ST WIFE. GLAD TO GET RID OF HER! ) 85 300D 310K (sold) 90 350SDL 184K sold 83 300D 118K (sold) 88 300E 153k (sold) 93 400E 105K (sold) |
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A W123 300D and W126 300SD, the best combination of MB's you could have in your driveway. Congrats!
-Joe
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Great Ride Pics????
I really miss mine form time to time they really make great daily drivers.
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Sounds like you got a keeper,there were i live there not to many car and when they come up for sale they go fast. Maybe that is a good thing or i would have more than three.
Bill
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1985 300SD 192,000miles...Astral silver/ Grey MbTex 1983 300D 194,000miles...White/Tan MbTex...my newest addiction |
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ill try to get some pics up in the next few days...ive been being run pretty ragged here lately, with work and helping my sister get her salon going...when i get a little time, ill get it all washed and detailed and then put up some pics
and yeah, its nice to know i now own two of the best cars MB ever built...im not going all accessory crazy with this one though, like i did my SD...this one will keep a stock appearance with the exception of tinted windows and a cd player which it has already....but i have a few aces up my sleeve for the engine and drivetrain
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youre right...the guy couldnt sell this car to anyone who didnt know exactly what they were getting into...and if you dont like being elbow deep in grease, this aint the car for you...i guess it was just sitting there waiting on me to make my mind up
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1985 300SD 192,000miles...Astral silver/ Grey MbTex 1983 300D 194,000miles...White/Tan MbTex...my newest addiction |
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Tony from West Oz. Fatmobile 3 84 300D 295kkm Silver grey/Blue int. 2 tank WVO - Recipient of TurboDesel engine. Josephine '82 300D 390kkm White/Palamino int. Elizabeth '81 280E, sporting a '79 300D engine. Lucille '87 W124 300D non-turbo 6 cylinder OM603, Pearl Grey with light grey interior Various parts cars including 280E, 230C & 300D in various states of disassembly. |
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Congratulations on the purchase. Remember you can adjust the ALDA using shims from underneath if you want to keep the cap intact.
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Rick Miley 2014 Tesla Model S 2018 Tesla Model 3 2017 Nissan LEAF Former MB: 99 E300, 86 190E 2.3, 87 300E, 80 240D, 82 204D Euro Chain Elongation References |
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I love it!
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1985 300SD 192,000miles...Astral silver/ Grey MbTex 1983 300D 194,000miles...White/Tan MbTex...my newest addiction |
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