Not to rain on your parade MrsSudz but I find MB seatbelt buckles among the most difficult to use with child seats. On the other hand, how many cars will take 3 child seats abreast?

Sixto
87 300D

Very nice car! If the paint is in as good condition as the pics seem to indicate, then you did well. Has the car been repainted? Is the dash is good condition?

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

The dash is in good condition. There are no faded spots. There are 3 cracks the largest crack is about 3/4" and is over by the passenger speaker box. The smallest crack is about 1/8" and is between the windshield and drivers speaker box and the 3rd crack is about 1/4" and dead center by the windshield.

We bought the car and are the 3rd owners. The first owner was a Doctor in Florida who had the engine rebuilt at 100,000 miles by a Mercedes Shop. The second owner was an insurance adjuster and was a partner in a body shop. Kind of a red flag but the man was very nice and straight forward about the work he had done to the car and there is no physical indication on, in or under the car showing a previous wreck and the car fax is clean. He said there was some rust back by the trunk areas that he cut out and refilled. He painted the car. He also rebuilt the transmission at 160K because it was leaking.

The car was inspected head to toe at our local repair shop that we use and as we trust our mechanic implicitly we took his word for it when he said it was a great car.

The dark tint was put on by the doctor in Florida. Took a second to adjust to the black on black on black car but we love it.

Here is the information from the Russians:

VIN WDBCB25DXGA250850
Model 300 SDL
Chassis 1261251A250850
Engine 603961 12 001865
Transmission 722321 02 781667
Order 0 6 704 71248
Approx. year not defined
Dealer United States (USA) (704)
Interior leather black / anthracite (271)
Paint
199 metallic blue-black (с 01.01.1983)
71 Unknown code
Options
227 ashtray and cigar lighter in the rear, illuminated (с 01.03.1980)
grab handle on roof front frame (с 01.06.1972 по 31.08.1973)
catacolor-glass for coupe-roof (с 01.11.1963 по 30.11.1965)
heat absorbind glass for coupe-roof (с 01.12.1965 по 28.02.1967)
240 outside temperature indicator (с 01.03.1982)
second spare wheel (с 01.01.1964 по 28.02.1973)
241 left front seat electrically adjustable with memory feature. only applicable to w 210 when installed in conjunction with code 275. (с 01.03.1983)
wood rims (с 01.01.1964 по 31.08.1971)
242 right front seat electrically adjustable with memory feature. only applicable to series w 210 when installed in conjunction with code 275. (с 01.03.1983)
spare wheel, without tire (с 01.01.1964 по 31.08.1971)
412 electric sliding roof with tilting device (с 01.07.1983)
hydraulic sliding roof, in the rear (с 01.11.1964 по 30.06.1981)
446 tempomat (cruise control), steering column, electrically adjustable, and airbag (с 01.02.1980 по 31.10.1993)
451 revolution counter (с 01.12.1972 по 31.10.1993)
tachometer
power brake (с 01.01.1963 по 30.09.1963)
windshield (laminated glass) (с 01.01.1964 по 31.05.1972)
461 instrument with mileage reading and english lettering (с 01.04.1990)
470 anti-lock braking system (abs) (с 01.06.1978 по 31.10.1993)
special export version 3 (с 01.12.1966 по 28.02.1968)
fan clutch (с 01.04.1970 по 30.11.1976)
491 USA version (с 01.01.1963)
506 outside rear view mirror, left, electrically adjustable and heated (с 01.07.1983 по 30.09.1983)
outside rear view mirrors, left and right (с 01.01.1963 по 31.07.1971)
outside rear view mirror, left and right, heated (electrically adjustable on the right) (l.h.d.) (с 01.10.1983 по 31.03.1989)
outside rear view mirror, right, convex, taxi export version
501 + 509 (с 01.08.1971 по 30.04.1974)
519 Becker radio Grand Prix electronic cassette - USA (с 01.08.1980 по 30.11.1990)
Becker radio Grand Prix LW/MW/SW/USW - USA (с 01.01.1963 по 29.02.1972)
Becker radio Grand Prix stereo MW/USW - USA (с 01.10.1972 по 31.12.1976)
Becker radio Mexico Grand Prix, electronic (USA)
531 automatic antenna (с 01.01.1963)
543 exhaust-pipe cover trim (с 01.01.1963 по 28.02.1963)
seat adapter between the front seats, and halogen lamp unit (с 01.01.1967 по 31.12.1972)
sun visor with vanity mirror, illuminated, left and right (с 01.11.1978)
551 anti-theft warning system (с 01.11.1978 по 31.03.1998)
anti-theft/anti-break-in warning system with anti-towing system (с 01.04.1998)
steering wheel, ivory-colored (с 01.01.1963 по 31.05.1973)
588 Thermoking air conditioner and electric window lifters (front doors) (с 01.04.1970 по 31.12.1972)
automatic climate control and electric window lifters (front and rear doors) (с 01.01.1977)
592 wyellow foglamps (с 01.01.1963 по 31.10.1965)
heat-insulating glass, all-around, heated rear window pane (laminated glass), band filter
heat-insulating glass, side window panes (с 01.02.1967 по 31.01.1971)
green heat-insulating glass all round, heated rear window, laminated safety glass - tinted strip (с 01.01.1972)
600 headlamp wiper/washer (с 01.08.1971)
trim strips on hardtop (с 01.04.1963 по 31.07.1971)
611 courtesy lamps for front and rear doors, with W124 also for central doors/W202 front doors only (с 01.11.1978)
sealed beam lamp unit, l.h. traffic (с 01.01.1966 по 28.02.1972)
lamp unit, symmetrical (с 01.01.1962 по 28.02.1963)
639 radial-ply tires, elimination of warning triangle (с 01.11.1973 по 31.10.1974)
elimination of first-aid box and warning triangle (с 01.08.1977)
640 aluminium disc wheels with radial-ply tires (с 01.10.1969 по 31.12.1989)
tires with tube (с 01.01.1963 по 31.08.1965)
15-hole light alloy rims (с 01.01.1990)
673 high-capacity battery (с 01.01.1964)
806 Change of year of model, last figure shows new model year
877 reading lamp in the rear (с 01.11.1963)

Good Lord thats true. I thought MB pioneered safety in the late 80's. Id like to find the guy who designed the rear seatbelts and kick him in the nuts repeatedly for my 10 hours of car seat installations.

Go get a Mity-Tite to cinch down the seat belts. Im just about ready to remove rear seat bench and weld in some hooks to connect the child seat restraint clips to.

So can you actually get 3 child seats across rear seats of an SDL ???

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Paul
Benz-less
I need an SDL !

Keep kids out of nice cars, they ruin them with crackers and goo. When they turn 15 you might let them sit in it...

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Food is only allowed in the front seat. Numerous types of liquids are allowed in the front seat; only water in the rear seat.

My wife's Camry suffered "spilt milk" in the back seat --- I haven't been in her car since except to move it in the driveway.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

I always amazed how some people seem to live out of their cars, eating, drinking and storing crap on the dash and back seat shelf. My kids are only allowed bottled water in the car.

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BENZSTER

W123, '81 240D, Pastel Grey/Blue Tex
W126, '88 300 SEL, Artic White/Grey Leather

YEah I'll chalk that advice right up there with dont have 200 matchbox cars laying on the floor so I dont trip on them at 2am getting milk bottles...effort in futility. even the old benz with a tank interior is showing signs of abuse from my kids. My volkswagen would of been in peices by now...

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Paul
Benz-less
I need an SDL !