Anybody here dealt with www.MaxOverDrive.ca
I'm looking at a car:
http://www.maxoverdrive.ca/mercedes.asp?id=114
It's 8k but looks pretty nice
They import cars from Japan and resell them.

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Alberta Luthier
1983 300CD ('Stinky')155k miles, 2.47 diff, EGR removed, AAZ injectors with 265 nozzles from Sean,and vogtland lowering springs.
1984 300SD ('Old Blue')150k Klicks from Japan originally, came with rear head rests, no sunroof and never had an EGR

There was a discussion elsewhere on this board about the impossibility of importing Mercedes from the lower 48 provinces; how does this company do it? Is it because they import from Japan or are a registered, licensed, etc., firm? Just curious, sorry to not be able to answer your question.

CDN$8K is a lot for one of those but the odometer reading, if honest, is very low. The company is in Vancouver? They don't specify the year; might it be one of those that had the rod-bender 350 engine?

Jeremy

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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

It is by no means impossible to import to Canada from the lower 48. But it is a paperwork thing, & I would (in general) prefer to stick needles in my eyes to doing government type paperwork. year is 85

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Thanx,
Alberta Luthier
1983 300CD ('Stinky')155k miles, 2.47 diff, EGR removed, AAZ injectors with 265 nozzles from Sean,and vogtland lowering springs.
1984 300SD ('Old Blue')150k Klicks from Japan originally, came with rear head rests, no sunroof and never had an EGR

Hey that was the very one I was looking at when I started looking for a benz. Vehicles from Japan are generally very well cared for (if you know how much it costs for them to keep a car like this, you'd care for it too!) and I believe the mileage is low due to the fact that they like to keep (as opposed to drive) their cars.

But, well, it just cost too much for me here. So, I ended up finding the one I have now, with 380k on the clock. Still, she starts up every morning with nary a cough, and as long as a car does that, one can't complain

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1984 300D
755,000 KM and going strong
BC Canada

I've emailed them before but I never got a response.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

It is a wack of money but it sure does look good. I've asked for more pix etc
So did you have a look at it? test drive?

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Thanx,
Alberta Luthier
1983 300CD ('Stinky')155k miles, 2.47 diff, EGR removed, AAZ injectors with 265 nozzles from Sean,and vogtland lowering springs.
1984 300SD ('Old Blue')150k Klicks from Japan originally, came with rear head rests, no sunroof and never had an EGR

Importing W126's doesn't seem to be a big deal. Bruce M. always has a bunch of very cherry Japanese W126's around.

The best examples seem to come from Japan, so if you want to get a really cherry W126 thats where you have to go. This also seems true of 80's AMG cars.

I have Bruce's email if you want, you should contact him and see what he says.

Thats a strange 300SD, I wonder why it has euro lights and bumpers? Possible the PO liked the look. I was under the impression that any diesel W126's in Japan came for the US originaly. Looks good though, if its really a legit no BS car $8k is fair, I'd pay that. 99% on the market are beat.

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Bruce in Canada?

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Thanx,
Alberta Luthier
1983 300CD ('Stinky')155k miles, 2.47 diff, EGR removed, AAZ injectors with 265 nozzles from Sean,and vogtland lowering springs.
1984 300SD ('Old Blue')150k Klicks from Japan originally, came with rear head rests, no sunroof and never had an EGR

Well I've searched Google and here looking to see if a bunch of folks had a good or bad experience with MaxOverDrive.
I found a few mentions but nothing much either way.

The car looks real good online. I've got a lot of work on the shop and the money will be a stretch but I'm thinkin of flying over there to check it out and maybe buy it/drive it home.
If I do I am going to have to let the old 89 Chevy Caprice go to make some room. Feels a bit like treason even to consider as it was my Dad's last car. Will share if I do

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Thanx,
Alberta Luthier
1983 300CD ('Stinky')155k miles, 2.47 diff, EGR removed, AAZ injectors with 265 nozzles from Sean,and vogtland lowering springs.
1984 300SD ('Old Blue')150k Klicks from Japan originally, came with rear head rests, no sunroof and never had an EGR