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In case it was overlooked, I just spotted a great looking 82' 240D 4speed with 55K miles on ebay.

I owned a 74' 240D for a couple of years and really liked the economy of the ride. I just couldn't keep up with the freeway traffic in Phoenix.

Does the 82' model year have any more HP than my 74' had?

This appears to be a beautiful automobile for the right person.

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1985 300D Turbo California Model (134K)

That is a good looking 240D.

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Jim

My only complaint is electric instead of manual sunroof. Interesting history - couple of owners died in the car.

It never said they died in the car

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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)

I'd be curious to see how much this car goes for. Not that I would pay it but I guess it will hit $10,000.

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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)

Yeah but the first guy bought this 240D to drive his wife around and when he died she garaged the vehicle. Then a neighbor got ahold of it and drove his wife around until she passed away. And now he's too old to drive himself. My guess is he got rid of the car before it killed him too.

(edit: This is a dead old people's low mileage 4-spd 240D, probly the best we've seen in awhile. History means alot and each car has it's own kharma. At point of purchase it's always wise to get as much personal info on previous owners as possible. This deffinitely makes a difference and improves the enjoyment of vehicle ownership knowing who owned it before.

The answer is simple. Buy the car and then take people you don't like for extended rides.

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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)

Awesome car......and an awesome price...for the seller!

I'd agree it'll go for over $10k with the stickshift, ipod radio, manual windows (nothing to go wrong!), and the miles!....oh, the miles. They must've hardly driven this car; it's over 20 years old and has 1/3rd the miles of my '99.

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99 E300 TD -- sold
01 540i 6 spd

A very nice car indeed... too nice to even drive it. I would keep it the garage and drive it 4 times a year. It lasted this long in that nice of condition and it should keep going. In fact it should be a museum piece!

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CJ

1983 300D 12X,XXX

That car has the crisp look of a low milage gem. I was thinking the multiple deaths senerio was something else. . With this car you would have a slow death. A fast death being extremely unlikely .It will be interesting to see if it passes through 10k. This kind of item in this condition is a little hard to find. Also west coast prices are a little if not a lot higher in general on 123s. Could it make 15k?

Mine has the same specifications throughout.....minus the Ipod ready radio. Except for cheating and putting a lower mileage engine in with 132K now on the motor.

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

Looks like the car went for $9,100. That's actually a little less than I thought it would.

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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)

I'm suddenly feeling pretty good about the deal I got. Hitman, I bet you are too.....

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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

Super original?

Except for a 39 gallon tank in the trunk and whatever wiring that involved.

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-justin

1987 300TD, 1987 300TD
2008 R32, 2000 Passat Wagon

Guaranteed for the Life of the user?

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raMBow

1999 E300DT Obsydian Black Metallic, Heated Full Leather Parchment options, E2, K2, 136,000+, best 36.5 mpg - GP's 12-04 & 11-12 Zero Stuck
2010 Honda Odyssey - The BrideMobile - best 26.5
(2) 2005 Honday Accord- (1 -Corporate 1 - Personal) - 110,000 4-cyl 30mpg
2000 VW Golf GLS TDI, Upsolute Chip (sold to Brother, now 300+k on it) 48.5 mpg like clock work
1987 Honda CRX HF - Sold 87,000 always over 50 mpg Max 67 mpg