nice wvo car on ebay He really should have hyped it up more and washed the underside before putting it up on the lift to show off the rust spots

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What Would Rudolph Do?
1975 300D, 1975 240D, 1985 300SD, 1997 300D, 2005 E320 , 2006 Toyota Prius

I give the guy credit for disclosing the ugly along with the good.

edit: oh....is that you?

Hey, my 300D has some cancer too!

Why you pick'en on the sick?

Your name Limbaugh?

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1983 MB 300D - > 430,000 miles - Deep Blue - Bilstein Comforts - 0-60 in 24 seconds - 27MPG
1985 MB 300TD (wagon) - > 275,000 miles - Manila Beige - Thule rack - 0-60 in 18 seconds - 22 - 25MPG
Biodiesel, Mobil Delvac 1, and Viton fuel lines!

yep. thats me. I hate to sell it but i bought a diesel suburban. i did wash it then it rained and then i spent my time adding a pasenger side mirror and fixing other things instead of washing it. I swear i bought the black magic for the tires and everything. If it stops raining ill wash it and put some updated pics on my blog before auction ends. I'll wash the inside too. Someone will probably get a good deal as the market is pretty cold now. Winter holidays are probably the worst time to sell a car.

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What Would Rudolph Do?
1975 300D, 1975 240D, 1985 300SD, 1997 300D, 2005 E320 , 2006 Toyota Prius

At least the AC works, which is surprising for such an old Benz.

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87 300D - Running on Veggie oil; 260,000 plus miles; Original #14 head

Dang...I should have sold my 240D with the veg conversion installed rather than breaking them up.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

One of the most honest e-bay descriptions I have seen.

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1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12
1982 380SL
1978 450 SEL 6.9 euro restoration at 63% and climbing
1987 300 D
2005 CDI European Delivery
2006 CDI Handed down to daughter
2007 GL CDI. Wifes

i'll agree.good luck on the sale.also i have an 82 sub with a 6.2 with a banks turbo.i also had an 83 that just rusted away to nothing.i did part it out so if you need anything let me know.also when you want to put a turbo on it,and you will believe me.i have an almost complete banks system (except the turbo)for it.

Far less rust than the few that turn up here from points north and Canada.
Those cars have nothing solid from the door handles down !

Worst one I saw was a 1982 Rabbit diesel from Minnesota ..... you could see through the car at waist level....and I don't mean through the windows.

It was towed in because the passenger side engine mount had torn out and only the drive shaft stopped it from hitting the ground.
Plywood and chicken wire bondo for the floors.

That Mercedes has very little rust for as old as it is....well done that man, for showing all.

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"A liberal is someone who feels they owe a great debt to their fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money."

All ebayers should do that well of a job with their listing, and heck, it's already over 2K.

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'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

honest indeed, but looks like the poster child for why a hood pad is a good idea.

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1982 300TD 210K miles ("The Replacement" aka "The Anvil") - SOLD
1979 300SD 245K miles (never ending project)
2007 Pinarello F3:13
1995 Ducati 916 (SOLD, sniff)
1999 Ducati 900SSie (SOLD)

Yes, great job on the post, I recently purchased a 240 off ebay and the description was to put it nicely, less than complete. Still happy with the car, but I was stupid to buy it with so little description. I think I probably saved a little money, though, not many are willing to pay much for something they know so little about

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1967 W110 200D
1977 W123 240D (RIP)

biopete where did you get the tow hitch? im looking for one for my W124

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Current:
05 E320 CDI
07 GL320 CDI
08 Sprinter
05 Dodge Cummins
01 Dodge Cummins

Previous
2004 E55 AMG
2002 C32 AMG (#2)
1995 E300
1978 300D
1987 300D
2002 C32 AMG(blown motor :[
1981 300SD
1983 300SD
1987 300SDL
2002 Jetta TDI
1996 S420
1995 S500
1993 190E 2.6
1992 190E 2.3
1985 190E 2.3 5-Speed

Yeah I suppose the underside of the hood looks bad but the paint on top looks great, maybe that whole thing about the hoodpad keeping the paint of the hood from fading is an old wive's tale.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

Thanks all. I hope i get my reserve of 3750. i dont really feel like re listing. no time. however , if i do relist it , ill clean it up more. It would be interesting to see how much of a difference that could make in an auction. The car is definitely not anywhere near rusted out. It will last 50 more years down south at least. Im no expert on rust though. It is interesting how rust ended up in the 4 corners like that. Also, a good lesson -- when washing, open the doors and wash the underside of them. I did teh Diesel giant AC makeover on it. That's why it works. I'm going to replace idler arm bushings and try to find that oil leak this weekend. searching idler arm how too. hope no special tools needed.

got the hitch on hitchfinder.com. Try "buying and installing a trailer hitch" search. They are expensive -- 175.00 after shipping. Easy to install though. If you have a local pull a part, check there. I got a Draw Tite 3500 lb hitch off a volvo i will have to weld some plates to mount behind bumper of volvo for 25.00.
cheers,

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What Would Rudolph Do?
1975 300D, 1975 240D, 1985 300SD, 1997 300D, 2005 E320 , 2006 Toyota Prius