I think I may have just missed out on a great deal: this '83 300TD on eBay didn't even go past the $5K mark!

Does anyone out there know anything about this car? It seems to be Euro-spec, with a manual climate control system, Euro headlights and no sunroof. And what's with the lack of badges on the rear gate?!

Damn, I feel dumb for not bidding on this: I thought it would climb to $8 or $9K

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Diesel Fitter
Lily Von Shtupp: 1983 300D w/199k
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if it was just listed as a W123 diesel wagon, it may even have been a 4 cylinder. I saw several such in Norway earlier in June, along with many W123 gasburner wagons.

It could have been a turbo, "TheBenzBar" has a 300TDT Euro, it's beautiful.
-Joe

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

were not offered in europe as i understand it. and yes it could be a 240... but it was listed as a 300 but who knows what it is?

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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.

Turbos were offered in Europe. In fact, here's the buildsheet of, and pics of a 1984 300TDT originally sold in Germany.
http://www.angelfire.com/al3/alfie/euro300td/300td.html

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

looks very nice. how is it that a german market car has a build sheet in ennglish? not trying to catch you just curious. it s not a uk car is it?

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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.

You can go to this Russian MB VIN check website, and for most Mercedes-Benzes from 1980 to 2005, you can get the entire buildsheets, in either Russian or English.
-Joe

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

If you look at the pics with the build sheet, there are a couple of oddities. What is that black box under the hood (behind washer fluid reservoir), and look at the Economy gauge on the cluster.

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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

is abs. i am wondering how the economy guage works in a turbodiesel. in my gas benz it is a simple vacuum guage. push the gas and the needle goes for the red.

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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.