The other car lost the radiator, front bumper and side lights. The sad thing is that mine was worse off visually. I hit her just off center of the middle of her front bumper with the far left side of my bumper (almost diagonally).

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

Man that's two within almost a week. I also have an '85 300D and I was hit this past Tuesday in the driver's side trunk area by a lady who wasn't paying attention. My rear wheel's out of alignment and I'm pretty much resigned to the fact that its probably totaled. Thankfully I can drive my bimmer until next week when I'll be buying my brother's '84 300D Sorry to hear about your wreck. At least neither one of us was hurt. I really do know how you feel.

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Seth

1984 300D 225K
1985 300D Donor body
1985 300D Turbo 165K. Totaled. Donor Engine. It runs!!!
1980 300SD 311K My New Baby.
1979 BMW 633csi 62K+++? Dead odo

im afraid to leave my driveway now with all these killings of 85's

I know its kind of weird but I think this experience has made me gunshy. I already feel a little anxious about driving my brother's '84 because of the thought of the risk of losing another one of those precious automobiles. That's what I've been thinking about since the wreck, that that's one less car on the road that is no longer in production. Oh well. Life goes on.

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Seth

1984 300D 225K
1985 300D Donor body
1985 300D Turbo 165K. Totaled. Donor Engine. It runs!!!
1980 300SD 311K My New Baby.
1979 BMW 633csi 62K+++? Dead odo

What can I say..........Bummer

I hate auto accidents...but as you say life go's on

Keep us posted on how it turns out.

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Matt (SD,CA)

1984 300SD.. White/Chrome Bunts..Green

1997 2500 Dodge Ram 5.9 Cummins 12 Valve 36 PSI of Boost = 400+hp & 800+tQ .. ..Greenspeed

2004 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 Quad Cab Cummins 5.9 H.O "596hp/1225tq" 6 spd. Man. Leather Heated seats/Loaded..Flame Red....GREENSPEED

Global warming...Doing my part, Smokin da hippies..

Fight the good fight!......

You got any shots of the car since the wreck?

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1998 W202 C230 - The money pit of late.
1984 W126 300SD (356,800 miles) Gone to the wrenchapart
1984 W123 300D Gone to the wrenchapart
1972 W108 280SE 3.5 (sold but not forgotten)
1986 Buick Grand National 3.8l Turbo (86k miles)
1966 Glassic Model 'A' Replica http://www.glassicannex.org

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Ouch. I'm glad to hear your ok though. Fight the insurance company for what the cars worth. Don't settle for pathetic "blue book" value settlement check.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Would that be "Pine trees"? I love East Texas. Where bouts you located out east, and what kind of shape is the wagon in? I'm assuming the tranny is not the same as on a 617.952? What color is wagon, inside and out, and any pics while I'm carpet bombing you with questions?
Post, pm or email.

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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

Glad you weren't hurt. And, it sucks to see a Benz go to the car heaven. Good luck on finding another one for a replacement.

my 85 300td located in Woodbridge, VA could use a newer engine and trans. Any chance your motor would fit in my 300td?

Don't know. Maybe someone else here can answer that.

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

300TD uses a different head for the Self leveling system...the casting is different but the short block is the same....rebuild your head and put it on the other engine and you will be fine.

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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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