There was a silver/black 97 E300 with 80K miles for $11,500 at Fremont Honda. Sold by the time I called.

There was a silver/gray 96 E300 with 120K miles for $10,000 at a lot in Redwood City. Sold by the time I called.

Someone please give me a break!

Sixto
87 300D

Just think of it as them doing you a favor so that you end up with a turbo.

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Terry Allison
N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama

09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)

Spare yourself and get a '98 or '99 turbo model...there are some great ones on ebay..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-E300-E300TD-TURBODIESEL-e300d-Turbo-Diesel-300-WOW_W0QQitemZ330140409921QQihZ014QQcategoryZ6335QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
$12,950 buy it now, I'm sure you could talk that down.

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99 E300 TD -- sold
01 540i 6 spd

There are very few of these out there for these two model years, total of less than 8,000. Not many around but worth the wait, I believe.

But to "officially" answer your question, it was not I, simply sought after rare models, with just a few crazy folks like us out there chomping at the bit, so be patient as they say.

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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

Sixto -- Did you see this E300D on Shopforum in Ohio?

Dunno if it's what you're looking for.

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1998 E300 +310,000K
1996 E300 +460,000K

That seems like a good deal given theres no major rust

Tempted to take it myself!

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-Dan
1983 240D AT, 163K running on VO, "The Patience Tester"

Ohio and California perception of rust is very different! No offense to snowbelters but often no rust means no visible rust on painted surfaces but five times as much torque to undo suspension bolts than spec to tighten them.

Sixto
87 300D

I just a '99 with 69,000 miles from a little old lady (literally, she was 87) who has been servicing the car with amsoil synthetic since 2001! I may be selling due to other interests, it's a sweet car and super clean. I grabbed it immediately, e300's go fast!

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

The "too slow" phrase doesn't work when you're talking to a 240D owner

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-Dan
1983 240D AT, 163K running on VO, "The Patience Tester"

I donnow, the N/A 95 I drive daily is plenty fast for most driving situations. A 5/6 speed manual would be better, but... this whole quick acceleration for a daily driver is grossly overrrated. People do crap they shouldnt. When I need speed, I take the Chevelle to the track and try and squeeze 11.9X 1/4 mile ETs out of it. SAFELY, AT MY RISK.

Performance here, to me, means 700 miles on a tank of fuel.

With a turbo, the 606.910 should be a fine motor. I dig it without.

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/car/368634960.html

I'll go check it out for you and take jpegs, if you need.

Can probably help get it to you, as well.

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1998 E300 +310,000K
1996 E300 +460,000K

Thanks for the offer, Lux. This gets into my personal nuances - no black or red cars, no cars with black or red interior...

That's not leather but I prefer tex on high miles cars.

Sixto
87 300D

And I'm not alone -

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/car/362101109.html



Sixto
87 300D

Looks like the ATF fill locking plug is colored black. All the replacements I've seen are red.

I wonder if it's running on its original ATF? Probably as black as the car by now, eh?

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2005 Pathfinder LE
2001 E55
1998 M3
1982 320i