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04-08-2009, 08:35 PM
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The Mistress was hit today!!! (pics)
Well it happened early this morning on my drive into work. I was 3 blocks from work an at 5:54, a "lady" ran a stop sign and now the Mistress, 1983 300CD turbo, has a bent driver side lower control arm guide rod, the spring is popped out with the lower spring pad bent as well. The fender is smushed and I will have to find a replacement.
I'm wondering if a fender from a 300D will fit her, if any one knows, chime in please. I'll also have to find the headlight mounting casting, as well as the headlight trim. A new turn signal/corner amber light will have to be found as well. On the bright side, no one was hurt, the Mistress is not damaged operationally, at least as far as can be ascertained at this time. She's not leaking any fluid, the oil pan has a dent in it, but otherwise she looks to be fine running wise. I called my MB dealer aand ordered the guide rod and lower spring pad, they will arrive Friday. I plan to hit the pick & pull Friday morning looking for the assorted items that will be needed, but I am concerned that a decent fender will be hard to come by.
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1983 Mercedes 300CD Turbo- 199,370 miles - Lapis Blau 1974 Mercedes 240D - 186,445 miles - Aqua Blau 1982 Volvo 244GL Diesel wagon - 168,956 miles - to be sold 1994 Chevy G30 6.5 Diesel "short bus" converted for camping, painted red white & blue & white stars 78,956 miles JD F935 diesel front mower 
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04-08-2009, 08:38 PM
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Just out of curiosity, what was the car that hit you?
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04-08-2009, 08:42 PM
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The car that was driven by the "lady" was a yellow Chevrolet Aveo LS. see pic. It's toast as you can see.
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1983 Mercedes 300CD Turbo- 199,370 miles - Lapis Blau 1974 Mercedes 240D - 186,445 miles - Aqua Blau 1982 Volvo 244GL Diesel wagon - 168,956 miles - to be sold 1994 Chevy G30 6.5 Diesel "short bus" converted for camping, painted red white & blue & white stars 78,956 miles JD F935 diesel front mower
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04-08-2009, 08:50 PM
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Wow. You did better than she did! Glad to see the MB is tough enough to stand on all 4 wheels.
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04-08-2009, 09:08 PM
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haha the POS chevy couldnt withstand that hit, wait its a daewoo :p. a fender from a 300D should work. Any ties rods etc get bent?
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1986 300SDL, 211K,Dealership serviced its whole life 1991 190E 2.6(120k) 1983 300D(300k) 1977 300D(211k)
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04-08-2009, 09:10 PM
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The front ends of the 300D and the 300CD are identical.
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 "Buster" in the '95 Our all-Diesel family 1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car 2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022) Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762 "Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz." -- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970
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04-08-2009, 09:18 PM
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Thanks for the info Jeremy, that should make it easier to get one.
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1983 Mercedes 300CD Turbo- 199,370 miles - Lapis Blau 1974 Mercedes 240D - 186,445 miles - Aqua Blau 1982 Volvo 244GL Diesel wagon - 168,956 miles - to be sold 1994 Chevy G30 6.5 Diesel "short bus" converted for camping, painted red white & blue & white stars 78,956 miles JD F935 diesel front mower
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04-08-2009, 09:21 PM
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Another crazed Michigan driver caused accident! Glad your 300CD survived with repairable injury. Some new suspension parts, light, fender.....and it should be good to go!
 That aveo should be sent to the crusher where it belongs.Be thankful it was such a wussy car that hit you, or else it could have been a lot more damage.  Thankfully this coupe can live on!
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04-08-2009, 09:22 PM
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Thats very similar to what happened to me, the car ran a stop sign at 30-40 mph and smashed into my drivers side fender. I had to get the area behind the fender pulled out and put on a replacement fender. The drivers door was slightly damaged in the corner as well. That astro faired better than the car that hit me tho, there was transmission fluid and oil sprayed everywhere from when theirs exploded.. I didn't have any major damage to the rods/control arm tho, at least nothing an alignment couldn't fix.
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Ich liebe meine Autos! 1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL | Megasquirt MS3-Pro | 722.6 transmission w/ AMG paddles | Feind Motorsports Sway Bar | Stinger VIP Radar | AntiLaser Priority | PLX Wideband O2 | 150A Alternator | Cat Delete 1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Blown engine, rebuilding someday... 1981 Mercedes-Benz 300SD | Rear ended, retired in garage. 2009 Yamaha AR230HO | Das Boot Excessive speeding? It ain't excessive till I redline!
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04-08-2009, 10:38 PM
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Glad to hear you're alright!
PLEASE tell me the 300CD was driveable home, and that you drove it home!
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04-08-2009, 10:41 PM
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Sorry to see this my friend. I hope you can find the parts to fix it. it's a lovely car.
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All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men to stand by and do nothing. Too many people tip toe through life, never attempting or doing anything great, hoping to make it safely to death... Bob Proctor '95 S320 LWB '87 300SDL '04 E500 wagon 4matic
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#12
04-08-2009, 11:11 PM
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Looks like that fender needed to go anyway, but this isn't the catalyst for replacement that I imagine you envisioned.
I guess the poster asking about the tie rod didn't see the "U" shaped one in one of your pics.  Please document your repair process and update the info in this thread. Will make for a nice story. BTW, tell me her insurance is helping you out with this.
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#13
04-08-2009, 11:15 PM
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04-09-2009, 12:54 AM
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Glad the CD looks like it will live to see another day, oh, and you too 
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04-09-2009, 08:53 AM
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