I'm looking for a new battery for my 300D. I know I need a group 49 battery. The problem is finding one for a reasonable price or even finding one period.
What other battery group fits my car?

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DJ


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

I got a Bosch battery from PepBoys for $80. I believe it has 1000 CCA. They had my car in the database to ensure I had the right battery.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

I don't have any Pep Boys in my area and $80 is way more than I want to spend.

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DJ


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

I didn't know you could get car batteries cheaper. How much are you trying to keep the cost to?

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

You can have mine. It was working fine at when I put the car away for the winter, but now it's dead. I think it would come back with a charge, but I pulled a newer one from a parts car that I am using now.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

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DJ


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

Diehard sells a group 49 battery for that year of Benz. I purchased one for my 300D. Was $150, but now my car starts in the winter. Every time.

I woulden't skimp on the battery.

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Name:
Daisy, or Bertha ... depends on the day.

Details:
US 1985 W123 Mercedes 300D Turbo.
227,000 Miles, and still strong.
Runs on Diesel in the winter, and B20 in the summer.

History:
She was run on French Fry Oil by a previous owner, which really borked the fuel system. Now fixed.

Previous owner held the car together with Duct tape, spit and whatever he could find at the local pepboys for under $5. I am now paying for his lack of caring for the car.

Ottawa Ontario Canada

My 300D is only a hobby car. I really don't want to spend a lot on something that I only occasionally drive. I am hoping to find something at Costco that might fit. I'm just a bit tired of swapping the battery out of my 230CE back and forth.

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DJ


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

If its just an occassional hobby car then a typical small car battery from a typical gasser car would probably be plenty for occassional use...if you're going to be that cheap about it.

The small batteries can be had for like $50....

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

You guys ought to know me by now that I'm the "King of the Cheap". I got a good battery for my GMC for just a little over $30 from Costco. It too only gets occasional use. The battery hasn't gone dead on me yet in the 3 years or so it's been installed.
It looks like Bgkast is going to let me have his old battery and nothing beats that price.
Thanks, Bgkast!

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DJ


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

It might be a good idea to get/use a maintenance/trickle charger to keep the battery for the occasionally used 300d up to the task of starting.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

Yes that is a good idea. I just happen to have one just for that purpose.

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DJ


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

If you're not Wal-Mart averse, they have group 49 batteries. The last one I got at AutoZone was under $80 IIRC.

I have the battery out of the totalled 93 SD if you want to come down and get it

Sixto
87 300D

Like a lot of things, I think batteries have gotten outragously expensive in the last few months.

On a 5 cyl, I don't think there is a good alternate to the group 49.
On the 240D, I think a group 41 may do in warmer climates. I have one on one of my 240D's and it works fine and fits the tray well. It's not as tall as a 49

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

I bought a group 49 battery at AutoZone recently for $83 plus tax and disposal fee. NOt long ago they were $65.

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