auction drop off place is selling owner's '76 300D. Claims the Po spent $17,000 restoring the car. New factory engine, blah blah blah. see it: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4552818558&category=6330

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

Have you seen the car?

I have a friend who spent $$$$'s restoring a 240D to mint condition by a professional restoration company for nastalgic reasons.

If that was the case here, it would be better than new.

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Sam

84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )

$17k isn't much to restore a car. He would need to provide recepts(sp?) for everything put into it, to make the car worth more.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I wish I had that kind of money to waste like that.....

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

$17,000 into a restoration, and the dash is cracked?

I hate to think what it would cost to have a professional do what a lot of us DIY'ers do ourselves...

- 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

Probably $50k-$100k depending on what you want. A very nice paint job is $10k alone. Then figure new glass, driveline, suspension, wireing, vac lines, interior, sound proofing, other stuff. Labor at $70-$100 an hour.

The body would be stripped down to a steel shell and sandblasted. Then every part will be labled and numbered, and gone through. If you want a concors car factory marks will be reproduced and every nut and bolt will be proper and perfect.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

You won't get your money out of a $17,000 restoration unless the car is a very rare one. Unfortunately, that '76 300D isn't one. I wonder what the reserve is. Bet it doesn't sell this time around.....

If I were spending $6-10k on a paint job I would have changed it to something other than powder blue.

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

i wouldnt and couldnt spend that kind of money on restoring a garden variety car... but it is hard to put a price tag on pride of ownership.... people spend lots more than that on removing wrinkles.... and of course they always come back.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Odometer reads 11,317. Owner states that the car had about 70,000 miles on it when the odometer stopped operating. When the car was restored, the odometer was fixed. Car has had only 8,000 miles put on it since the restoration.

Interesting how they fixed the odometer, but started it at 3317. Should read:

Odometer reads 11,317. Owner states that the car had about 270,000 miles on it when the odometer stopped operating. When the car was restored, the odometer was replaced with a different one that was rolled back to add value to the vehicle. Car has had only 11,317 miles put on it since the restoration.

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1982 Mercedes-Benz 300CD
1982 Mercedes-Benz 240D - stick

wait...here's the best picture from the auction...

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1982 Mercedes-Benz 300CD
1982 Mercedes-Benz 240D - stick

Well geeeez, why didn't ya post this in the first place? Good thing they didn't use Rusty Bones, woops, I mean Rusty Jones, they went bankrupt!