http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Diesel-Class-A-motorhome_W0QQitemZ4574409155QQcategoryZ50056QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It looks like it's in fairly decent condition. It wont be a speedster but it's spacious and rare in the US.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

A friend of mine had one of those. VERY slow! Maybe 55mph on the flats with no headwind! It would be cool to dump a 617 turbo in though

I had one with a 5 spd in Europe and it would do about 68 on the flat. If I'm not mistaken, the really slow ones have a different direct injection engine. OM352?

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

That looks very cool! Didn't know they had those....
I wonder what the overall interior quality is compared to other motor home mftgr's????
Also what it would sell for....?

probably could run on fry oil too.....

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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..."

Crikey, I think I've finally found a vehicle that I can beat with my 240D.

Really, though, sometimes I feel inclined to believe that MB made some really slow vehicles as some kind of sick practicle joke.

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1982 240D.
My name is Michael, and I am an 18 year old binge-drinkin', cigar-smokin', novel-writin', all around unsavory and unnattractive guy. I tell long-winded stories, and I only shave once a week, although I've had to do it every day since I was 16.

I know it's hard to believe, but I did not find my 307d motorhome with a 616 that slow. My current 409d is definitely peppier than the 300d. It all has to do with the gear ratios.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

And folks we now have something even slower than a 240D..............

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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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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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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

So you think my 240 was slow? At least it passes fuel stops with ease....

I saw one of these motor homes go by my place a while ago. Sounded like one of our cars going up the road, wound out to the max. This guy was towing a car behind it too. Merge would not be attempted with this setup.

18 MPG not bad though....

Cheers,

Bill

yeah Bill it was slow....but where you live I wouldn't have panic attacks driving it regular. Its fine once its moving...its the merging that would scare me to death. Hell the fact that I basicly dumped the clutch with the go pedal burried in the gravel and didn't kick up one stone really dumbfounded me.

Down near me...now I would have to be on Prosac with the nuts around here waiting to get rear-ended..

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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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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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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

I drive the 240 way more than anything else. Betcha it'll be great in the snow. It won't spin even in wet grass! I had to get a small running start to get it up on the ramps.

Once you get to around 55 or 60 MPH its fine. A turbo would've helped...any ideas as to why the factory never put turbos on these little 4 bangers?

Yeah, your area is another story. When you see a spot to merge you gotta be there instantly or get run over.

Why don't they have more pics? The most important pic is missing...the engine!

Would be neat to see and drive in person.

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1981 300D 147k
1998 VW Jetta Tdi 320k
2001 Dodge Ram 2500 141k
1979 300D 234k (sold)
1984 300D "Astor" 262k(sold)
Mercedes How-To and Repair Pictorials
I love the smell of diesel smoke in my hair

Because pics cost money. And most would want pics of their individual part anyway.

Cheers,

Bill

yes...100 or 200 lbs of sand inbags in the trunk and that should go anywhere...you would be hard pressed to overpower the wheels unlike a 300D turbodiesel.

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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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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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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

Or just the wife in the back seat oughta work, don't ya think? LOL A set of chains and I could go through drifts. The extra weight from the chains might stop the tires from turning at all though....

Cheers,

Bill

well with a rear wheel drive you want extra ballast over the wheels. Limited slip rear end or not. And its not a good idea to tell the wife to hop in the back you need some ballast back there...

Not unless you sleep in a seperate room with a deadbolt. They tend to go after the jewels when you say that.

This winter will be interesting as it will be the first winter I have driven a rear wheel drive car WITHOUT LSD rear end since 1980.

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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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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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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