http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1987-Mercedes-Benz-300TD-WAGON-RARE-MINT_W0QQitemZ170063591645QQihZ007QQcategoryZ6335QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Diesel-heads, I bring you a 20-year-old wagon with a quarter of a million miles on it from the heart of the rust belt. Seller has no feedback and wants $10K for the car?




You've got to be kidding me. I hope PT Barnum was wrong and no one gets suckered into this one.

i have an 88 190d ,84 190d and if I purchase my 3rd which Im still in decission mode on,I will have a total of $3400 invested.The plan for this seller is to pullem in high and hope they dont fall off the hook.

seller has zero feedback === bad news

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-justin

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

Now I see where you guys get the term "Pinkamino".

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

Notice it has the later front end and unpainted below the lights?

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91 350SD
14 F150 Eco
19 Fusion Hybrid
11 GT500

Dent on drivers door about a foot wide.
Small ding on drivers side by the back edge of the back window.
The rear seats have deep butt marks, but the front seats do not. Either there was lots of action in the back seats or those front seats have been replaced/stuffed.
Not a single shot of the bottom of the car.
Great, he cleaned the engine. I wonder what it looked like before it was cleaned.

I love those rumble seats!

-Jim

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1995 S350D, Green with black leather interior.
Bought January 2008 w/ 233,xxx miles.
I did 22,000 miles during the first year of ownership.

im going to go out on a limb, and say that this is from that seller that we were all posting about, a while back, who had the auction up with photos from multiple cars combined into one (i cant find the thread, maybe someone esle can). in any event, i contact one of his buyer, who detailed how he had been totally RIPPED OFF.

heres another auction from the same seller:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300SD-Turbo-1983-Mercedes-Benz-300SD-Turbo-Diesel-EXCELLENT_W0QQitemZ170063168536QQihZ007QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

note the, "immaculate" rust on the car.

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1982 300sd, 230,000 miles, svo/wvo conversion... yellow

http://www.jaymoschella.com

ah yes, here is the amazing thread:

Lots O' Pictures

somehow, this seller still has no feedback. either there is some elaborate con going on, or buyer are smart enough to completely avoid him.

this seller is a total rip-off artist.

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1982 300sd, 230,000 miles, svo/wvo conversion... yellow

http://www.jaymoschella.com

TerryS, you go 'head and take the guy's word for the 'no rust' claim.
It's a Chicago car- have you ever been to Chicago, and if so did you happen to notice that all the cars people drive up there look like Swiss cheese?
Rust is like an iceberg. No rust on a 19 year old car from Chicago?? yeh right
I'd be willing to bet big money that I could find some rust on that very car. Might even be able to find a lot. Might even find that the car is structurally unsafe to drive. Forget about the #14 head issue. That guy might not be qualified to assess cars in general, and there is a possibility that he might even be lying. For 10k, I need an absolutely perfect w124, that means no issues and perfect in every way.
I don't even care about w124s so I'm not pissing on him out of jealousy, only because he richly deserves ridicule for that ridiculous asking price.

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'02 BMW 325i
'85 300D 450k
'93 190E 2.6 170k(killed by tree)
'08 Ducati Hypermotard 1100S 6k
'06 Ducati S2R800 14k(sold)

Bingo.

This is what pisses me off about Ebay motors. What COULD be a good resource for people to buy & sell cars has been completely ruined by shysters like this guy.



Used car scammer might be the second-oldest profession out there, and just about as reputable.

At that price, he could at least find corners that actually (even kind of) match the headlights...

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1989 300E 144K

Well ain't I your whipping boy tonight. I have been buying and selling on ebay (never sold a car, but many antique motorcycles, and bought more cars than I needed) since ebay went online. Those suspect of his history simply by his "professional" appearance ought to know that is one of many packages that anyone can buy.
I don't know the guy from Adam, and yes, for the prosecutor, I have been to Chicago. In fact, in the last 60 years, there aren't many places I haven't been. I will confess to knowing little about what any particular Benz is worth, but watched them long enough to know what they sell for in given parts of the country (before buying mine, off ebay).
At least I know who the likely flame war candidates will be.

Do you guys notice that this car has new headlights, side markers and the different colour plates under the headlights. The force tells me that this car may have had a nice front end smack at one time.

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With best regards

Al

A quarter million miles and a trailer hitch too. Wonder what it towed?

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Later.........Gregg

(86) 300 SDL
(00) GMC Yukon XL 4X4
(97) C5 Corvette
(02) BMW R1150GS Adventure
(00) KAW Nomad 1500 FI

You guys seem so interested, why not call and talk to the guy?

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Currently driving a very clean 1985 300SD from the West Coast.