Just Purchased 85 300sd Td Help - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

LUVMBDiesels · #16 06-19-2008, 12:22 PM

You might want to skip that car and look around here for one. My SDL came fromNorth Carolina and has no rust plus it cast me only $2000.00

With the reversed exchange rate you can get a good deal down here.

If you have fallen in love with this particular car, I would do the Diesel Purge, repalce the line to the turbo as it is the wastegate line immediately and blow out the gunk in the ALDA lines. a 300SD is much faster than a 240D and can keep up with traffic. You also are looking at a 1985, which has a 2.88 rear end instead of the 3.07:1 in older cars. If you want more power and a smoother engine, look for the 300SDL or the 1987 300D with the OM603 six cylinder. I get more power and better fuel economy in the 300SDL than I ever got in the 300SD.

bgkast · #17 06-19-2008, 12:33 PM

There already seems to be some rust infecting the body in the suspension mount points. I would keep looking, or renegotiate the price.

evangelos · #18 06-19-2008, 02:54 PM

well, thanks for the advice all but i dicided to let this one go.

instead i found a 350sdl 233000km absolutly mint, no surface rust under the doors or anywhere near the doors. the car spent most of its time in florida even though its a quebec car. the IP was rebuild by the only certified silverstar rep in quebec. tan leather, engine is much faster than the 300sd which apeared to be blowed even as the seller of the 350sdl explained how the 300sd's degenerate which was he exact case with the one i was looking for.

underneath the 350 is little to no rust around the welded support beam. no rust around the lower door seam. all in all this car is great, plenty of pep etc... one of the this the owner told me is you fall in love with a car early when no repairs are needed. kind of sounds like something someone one this thread mentioned.

so basically chris from frybrid was correct, you fellas are correct.

now this 350sdl costs $11500 but is willing to sell for $9500 for a car with 150K miles.

i tell you the engine is spotless but that could have been cleaned but the fuel lines have not salt at all, just like new, the ip shines. i should take pictures and post them. its actually the owner of the dealership's car.

at this point what do you guys think?

Chad300tdt · #19 06-19-2008, 03:10 PM

Post some pics: under the hood, the interior, undercarriage, all around the body and let us give it a critique. For that kind of money the car SHOULD be near MINT. I've also heard that the 350 is a motor prone to rod bending. I have never owned one so I can't say from personal experience. I'm sure someone else will chime in though.

EDIT: I'm glad to hear you passed on the first one. It's hard not to get too excited when you see something you like.

evangelos · #20 06-19-2008, 08:43 PM

is the engine from the 300D swapped into a 300sd or sdl? the dealer owner has a 300D that has a rotten body but the engine is completely rebuilt. previous owner for sure must have done that and he is selling it for under $1000.

Chad300tdt · #21 06-19-2008, 08:53 PM

yup, they all use the OM617 - 5 cylinder if they are 1985 or older.

LUVMBDiesels · #22 06-19-2008, 09:21 PM

Man, 11.5K is too much for a rod bender unless the engone has been replaced by the dealer. If it has not, expect to have to do it some day.

Come down here and we will fix you up with something decent...

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/car/725847537.html

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/car/725597713.html

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/car/720884925.html

see what I mean

Chad300tdt · #23 06-19-2008, 09:31 PM

That red euro 300d is purdy!

I love the euro interiors.

Interesting that the 1981 has 123K.

Hit Man X · #24 06-19-2008, 09:48 PM

Way too much money for that example. I'd be surprised if it'd catch $700-1000USD down here.

Icefire · #25 06-19-2008, 10:38 PM

I know alittle about the canadian market, (see my signature), and I can honestly say this, the mercedes are cheaper in the us, hands down, you can get a better example cheaper.

Unless you find a immaculate car, or a southern car you are gonna have to deal with rust, the key points on the W126 are the front guide rod mounts, the jack points, and the frame rails at the front.

2 of my mbs are southern cars, 2 others Im in a constant battle with iron oxide. and of course my landcruisers are magnets for rust, (in fact parking my landcruiser next to my mercedes causes the rust to jump from the mercedes to the truck.

The rust on the first mercedes didnt look to bad, and those diesel leaks are pretty common. but with 300K km i think its a 1500 car max.

Mercedes in montreal seam to cost alittle more than the ones here in london ontario.

I just sold a 300 SD with 300K km on it, good body minor rust but near perfect underbody and suspension, with a mint interior, and a excellent engine for 3K,

evangelos · #26 06-19-2008, 10:38 PM

is shipping to quebec a problem??

which is the best 300sd type (larger than 300D) that will run great on veg; i know they all do good on veg but for the largest body and shipment.