I was looking in the classifieds this morning, when I came upon this. I wish I had the money, but SOMEONE here needs to see this. 1985 5-speed Euro, special edition. I never even knew there was such a thing as a special edition, but I know those 5-speeds are a rarity. I have no affiliation with the seller, but I thought I'd pass it on. Oh, how I wish I had the money.
http://www.marketplacelocal.com/portalWeb/portal.aspx?groupid=58&pagename=itemdetails&channelid=9&categoryid=67&subcategoryid=588&itemid=7664145&textSearch=300D&operation=Search&previousPage=search

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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.

are you sure it has a manual 5 speed in it? The way the seller has embellished the description with 100th anniversary edition, you would think it was a 2000 model Harley Devidson Special Anniversary Edition. Amerikaners do things like that I haven't seen Mercedes do that.
Its possibly a non turbo Euro car, too! They didn't say turbodiesel !

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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!

That's the third Mercedes diesel that I have seen somebody put "Special Edition" in the description. To my knowledge there were no authorized and so named "Special Edition" Mercedes in the 70's or 80's, The first "Special Editions" I knew of it were in 1993 when they were offering highly optioned up 190's to get rid of inventory when the C-class was going to replace it. Then again in 1995 to get rid of the outgoing E-Class body, and again in 1999 to get rid of the S-Class inventory with the S500 "Grand Edition" when the new S-class was arriving.

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Mercedes Fleet:
2004 CL600 Designo Espresso SPORT
2004 S600 Designo Espresso SPORT/Lorinser Pkg.
1999 S320
1988 300TE
1972 280SEL 4.5
Diesel Fleet:
2014 GL350 Blutec
1987 300SDL Blk/Blk 4 place seating #18 head
1987 300SDL Smk Slv/Burgangy #17 head
1986 300SDL Blk Pearl/Palomino #14 head w/ 280K
1984 Lincoln Mark VII Fact BMW Turbo Diesel

BTW.....I think that is the same car that was on eBay a few weeks ago. Its a w124 body NON-turbo w/ 5 spd. And there is NOTHING "Special Edition" about it, its a typical low optioned (by american standards) w124.

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Mercedes Fleet:
2004 CL600 Designo Espresso SPORT
2004 S600 Designo Espresso SPORT/Lorinser Pkg.
1999 S320
1988 300TE
1972 280SEL 4.5
Diesel Fleet:
2014 GL350 Blutec
1987 300SDL Blk/Blk 4 place seating #18 head
1987 300SDL Smk Slv/Burgangy #17 head
1986 300SDL Blk Pearl/Palomino #14 head w/ 280K
1984 Lincoln Mark VII Fact BMW Turbo Diesel

the special edition thing is *so* late model ricecar. im not sure ive seen a special edition domestic car?

usually special edition cars come with the normal options and a special edition badge from the mcparts store. this badge should be gold for maximum special edition effect.

the door handles, grille emblem, name badge and antenna should also be gold for this special effect. i think they also come from the factory with a dent, right?

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http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i1...Untitled-1.jpg

Never heard of one...& no picture...
Still a high price; unless it's mint cond.
and 30-35 mpg even for a stick??????sounds high.

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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

No TCC slip and taller gears than '84 and down, doesn't seem out of the question to me provided you stay under 70mph or so.

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

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