Hi All!

I am selling my 1983 300TD Station Wagon; I am selling it because I recently bought a 230SL and I need to make room in the garage. I will be back in WV and can show the car from July 10 - onward. Let me know if you are interested. Car will be advertised in Hemmings and elsewhere also.

1983 Mercedes-Benz 300TD
Turbo Diesel Station Wagon
OM 617 5-cylinder diesel engine
Silver exterior, shiny with some blemishes
but looks very tidy, straight and presentable
Blue Interior looks very presentable
Two cracks forming in the blue dashboard,
I have a blue dashpad on it to cover and protect
I would love to put a new blue dashboard in it but they are impossible to find
174k miles original
Automatic transmission shifts well
New dealer installed factory rear axles, upper/lower ball joints, rear and front brakes, air cleaner bushings
Air conditioner serviced and blows cold
Even has the chrome cross bars still!
The cruise control works, the transmission shifts well,
It doesn't smoke, There are new original Bosch European headlights on it
now with the vacuum height adjust control (haven't installed the vacuum
height adjust part yet because I leave it to the new owner to decide where
to put the switch)
All the chrome is excellent, the car looks very good
Rustfree, a former Nevada and California car transplanted back East and Garaged and not driven in snow
Two general keys, two valet keys
First aid kit
Not perfect but a very dependable ride and strong, worry-free and rust-free
I am surprised at the number of admirers of it
Over $6000 in parts and maintenance done recently, I am definitely going to lose money on selling this car but that's okay because I have loved it.

Oh, I am asking $5450 firm. Hope you all don't think I am nutz!

--Chad

304-290-4300
ccdavis@alum.mit.edu
WV

VIN# is WDBAB93A7DN015013

By the way, the 300TD is still at it's comfy home in the garage. The 230SL is parked outdoors.

So that tiny hint in the corner ... WV.... means West Virginia ?
or Waste Veggie ?

Haha. It's "Waste Virginia," as some would pronounce it....

I am not inflexible on the price.

Glad you put that cause the "Firm" had me thrown off....

I especially like the "It doesn't smoke" part of the description. Although some folks say that rolling billows of smoke give a car personality!

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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

Chad, what's the condition of the self-leveling suspension?

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'02 BMW 325i
'85 300D 450k
'93 190E 2.6 170k(killed by tree)
'08 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S 6k
'06 Ducati S2R800 14k(sold)

I think it must be fine. I am no mechanic or expert. The car is level, travels level. And stays level when it brakes. No dip or diving.

Had the dealer go through it after showing him an "open checkbook" to make the suspension ride right and feel good to me and they replaced the upper/lower ball joints, both rear axles, brakes, all the other axle parts which I can't name. The car feels very good. Then I wrote out the check for $3200 for that cause I wanted factory parts and had to wait for the axles from Europe.

I know these cars have a nice but complex leveling system, I know that it lasts a long time with proper maintenace but is expensive to fix if something were wrong. The car feels fine to me and I assume the dealer would have nailed me for fixing it if it were a problem. But I can't say for sure.

--CD

The thing to check on the rear suspension is: Does it sag in the rear after sitting for 2 or 3 days? If you don't start the car for a couple of days or so, and it has not "leaked down" and sagged in the rear, then it's probably in good shape.

Mike

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1979 300 SD
350,000 miles
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1982 300D-gone---sold to a buddy
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1985 300TD
270,000 miles
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1994 E320
not my favorite, but the wife wanted it

www.myspace.com/mikemover
www.myspace.com/openskystudio
www.myspace.com/speedxband
www.myspace.com/openskyseparators
www.myspace.com/doubledrivemusic

It does not do that after sitting as far as my naked eye can tell.
Actually, I came back just last month from eight weeks of working out West and the car looked great in the garage and it started right up on the first crank. I didn't notice any sagging. I was pleased to note that the ac was blowing cold in the 90+ weather. I do like Mercedes Benz.....

It's not a perfect car. It's a dependable and spiffy looking 22 year old car. Here are some pics from when I drove it in NH.
--CD

My pics are too large to post.

You can Photoshop them down.....or e-mail them to someone who can do it for you and post them (like me).

Mike

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1979 300 SD
350,000 miles
_____
1982 300D-gone---sold to a buddy
_____
1985 300TD
270,000 miles
_____
1994 E320
not my favorite, but the wife wanted it

www.myspace.com/mikemover
www.myspace.com/openskystudio
www.myspace.com/speedxband
www.myspace.com/openskyseparators
www.myspace.com/doubledrivemusic

My paint guy at work has been looking for a 300TD. I'll mention it to him next time I see him. If you could, please send the pics to my email account if you don't mind.

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

how do i find out your account address, or what is it?
i have about ten photos of it when i bought it. i hane many others from last month but can;t get access to those until i return back east next weekend.
the car looks just as nice.

--cd

I'll send you a PM with an address to send them to.

Mike

__________________
_____
1979 300 SD
350,000 miles
_____
1982 300D-gone---sold to a buddy
_____
1985 300TD
270,000 miles
_____
1994 E320
not my favorite, but the wife wanted it

www.myspace.com/mikemover
www.myspace.com/openskystudio
www.myspace.com/speedxband
www.myspace.com/openskyseparators
www.myspace.com/doubledrivemusic