Hello,All..

I'm Steven from E.Tennessee...I'm a Diesel Benz lover.Hope to go look at my first MB 83 240D this weekend.Wish me luck....

Looks like a great site...I already like it very much..lurked a while.

Do you have any suggestions as to what to look for in a 83 240D with 168,000 miles on it? Thanks......

Welcome to the forum.......Rust.....look hard around the jack ports in the rocker panels....MB's like to rust there! ........BB

Welcome to the Forum
I'm not a 240D expert but on any diesel (or any vehicle for that matter) a solid maintenence history is a good indicator of how the car has been kept.

Enthusiast Diesel Owners tend to keep everything related to their baby from parts removed to receipts from Wally-Mart for oil. Not every owner is an enthusiast, but these cars do benefit from regular maintenance and most people will be happy to show you all the time and money they have spent to look after their car.

Good luck with your search.

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1991 M-B 560SEL Arctic White/Grey 99,000 Miles
1987 M-B 300SDL Ivory/Palomino 229,000 Miles (sold but never forgotten)
2006 Volvo XC70 Blue/Beige
1999 Porsche Boxster Arena Red/Savanna Beige
1986 Porsche 928S Goldweiss/Brown

Welcome Steven!

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Bill Wood - Retired Webmaster
My Personal Website
1998 Mercedes E430
2010 Toyota Sequoia
My Photo Albums

Where in East TN?

I lived in Knoxville for 9 years. Went to UT.

- Patrick

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1982 240D. 198k, Marine Blue/Blue, 4 Speed, Crank Windows, No Sunroof, No Rust, No Oil Leaks
2001 TDI. 197k, Lagoon Blue/Black, 5 speed, Chip, G60/VR6

I'm up in Kingsport...We go to Knoxville and Gatlinburg about 3or4 times a year.Why not move back down,alot warmer.....it was 82 the other day.

Thanks for the advice guys..

I was down there on vacation about a year ago. Wife really liked the area too.

If it was just me, I'd move back down South in a heartbeat, but my wife has a good career going that she really likes, and I wouldn't drag her away from that. I can pretty much work anywhere.

I'll probably work here in MN until I retire in 15 years or so, but after that we don't plan on staying up here. Winter is just too damn long...

- Patrick

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1982 240D. 198k, Marine Blue/Blue, 4 Speed, Crank Windows, No Sunroof, No Rust, No Oil Leaks
2001 TDI. 197k, Lagoon Blue/Black, 5 speed, Chip, G60/VR6

Kingsport, Bristol, and Johnson City. Been there many times, hated leaving more every time I left. Welcome, many genuises here on this forum. Watch, you will see. I won't name names, because I would be SURE to leave someone out, but many are in Texas, Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic. This is a GREAT forum, in ALL aspects. Please no offense to other persons or parts of this great world, but theses fellows are always ready to help. Welcome.

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1984 300D Turbo Sedan (Hilda) 272,115 miles.....
Anthracite Gray/Palamino Leather, I am 3rd owner

2001 Dodge Stratus (Silver) (wifes) 55814 miles...

1982 280TE Wagon Astral Silver Metallic/
Anthracite Velour
260,512 miles (Eva)

1969 230 Sedan Olive Green/Black MBTex
4 Speed Manual
84,213 miles ????
Haus Frau


2004 Boreem Ninja Pocket Bike
Highly Modified 49cc (Ling Ling)

Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit

Welcome Steven. I hope you get bitten by the same bug most of us here have.
If it smokes wildly, walk away. No, RUN!

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John